Microsoft Surface Pro 9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics18.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive212% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 9  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 9
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display2880 x 1920 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20221007
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '23 at 19:08
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
12th Gen Intel Core i7-1265U
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
60.3% Good
Memory 48.9
1-Core 131
2-Core 216
71% 132 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 696
65% 539 Pts
64-Core 884
55% 884 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0063) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.3118
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 21.5
Reflection 26.4
Parallax 25.7
18% 24.5 fps
MRender 23.1
Gravity 30.8
Splatting 19.8
20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MZ9L41T0HBLB-00BMV-SAMSUNG 1TB
893GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HXC75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 878 780 1299 1316 1320 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,407
Write 1,236
Mixed 1,298
SusWrite 1,087
283% 1,257 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 66.6
208% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 798
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 638
448% 578 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 212%
Great: 212%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron MT62F2G32D8DR-031 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB Row of chips 23h 6400 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
133% Outstanding
MC Read 49.6
MC Write 56.1
MC Mixed 53
151% 52.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 24.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 165
24% 165 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 133%
Great: 175%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Surface Pro 9 Builds (Compare 833 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 9

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