Microsoft Surface Pro 9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.2% 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 Drive199% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 9  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 9
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB
Display2880 x 1920 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20221007
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 04 '22 at 02:07
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U
, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 40.5
1-Core 168
2-Core 298
85% 169 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 862
86% 702 Pts
64-Core 1,175
73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 71%
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)
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 21.8
Reflection 25.5
Parallax 25
18% 24.1 fps
MRender 22.4
Gravity 30
Splatting 19.2
19% 23.9 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MZ9L4256HCJQ-00BMV-SAMSUNG 256GB
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HXC75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 852 876 807 1031 1121 241 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1443
Write 946
Mixed 1042
SusWrite 821
238% 1,063 MB/s
4K Read 57.4
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 59.3
205% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 650
476% 641 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 199%
Great: 199%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K3LKBKB@BM-MGCP 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB Row of chips 23h 6400 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
104% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 43.2
MC Mixed 37.5
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 17.4
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 200
20% 200 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 104%
Great: 143%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 9 Builds (Compare 835 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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