Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive25.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro
Memory0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '20 at 12:46
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 97%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
45.2% Average
Memory 70.7
1-Core 35.4
2-Core 65.6
39% 57.2 Pts
4-Core 123
8-Core 88.1
15% 106 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0166) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3496
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.31 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 2.43
1% 1.66 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPC128HBFU-000L1 128GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM14M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 159 146 146 173 176 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25.5% Poor
Read 175
Write 88.2
Mixed 181
SusWrite 164
34% 152 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 6.8
28% 7.8 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
MICRON 1D6G1-ZH46652FTK40 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.7% Below average
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 10.9
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 2.8
16% 5.57 GB/s
Latency 99.8
40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface with Windows 8 Pro Builds (Compare 112 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $225
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