Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160630
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '17 at 07:25
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4650U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
43.4% Average
Memory 50.3
1-Core 21.1
2-Core 42.7
26% 38 Pts
4-Core 212
8-Core 210
28% 211 Pts
64-Core 210
13% 210 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
4.21% Terrible
Lighting 4.43
Reflection 5.81
Parallax 7.25
4% 5.83 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 3.07
Splatting 8.87
5% 6.28 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.21%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT41M0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 457
Write 55.3
Mixed 98.7
44% 204 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 24.4
4K Mixed 8.93
54% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 71.9
DQ Write 43
DQ Mixed 22.7
26% 45.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 80%
SDXC Card 64GB
44GB free, PID null
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
26.7% Poor
Read 77.4
Write 54.3
Mixed 64.5
81% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.49
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 1.06
82% 2.44 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 16.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 7.2
17% 5.97 GB/s
Latency 160
25% 160 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 3 Builds (Compare 1,377 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 3

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