Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 42.4%, 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 Drive40.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicrosoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141128
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 12 '17 at 23:33
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 62.5
1-Core 22.9
2-Core 47.6
31% 44.3 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 165
18% 145 Pts
64-Core 167
10% 167 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0166) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.88
1% 1.3 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.68 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD mSATA 128GB-$159
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 07MH Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 437
Write 183
Mixed 269
65% 296 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 15.7
4K Mixed 5.17
32% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 66.6
DQ Write 52.5
DQ Mixed 6.88
19% 42 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
MICRON 1D6G1-ZH46652FTK40 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.2% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 14.5
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 5.6
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.2%
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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