Microsoft Surface Go

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive35.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1800 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '21 at 12:59
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
25.8% Poor
Memory 29.2
1-Core 31
2-Core 62.1
24% 40.8 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 128
17% 129 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 46%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zpz128g TOSHIBA 128GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 55 58 57 71 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 286
Write 116
Mixed 146
SusWrite 68
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 15.3
4K Mixed 15
43% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 73.8
DQ Mixed 105
85% 125 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K3QF4F40BM-AGCF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
54.1% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 20.8
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 11.5
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 259
15% 259 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Go Builds (Compare 317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Go

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