Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	18.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 73% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170426
Uptime	13.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '17 at 06:22
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%
CPU Throttled	73%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4650U 4,310 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 79.2 1-Core 86.9 2-Core 156 64% 107 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 206 28% 207 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 6,906 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4170 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	3.77% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 4.96 Parallax 6.25 3% 5.1 fps	MRender 6.19 Gravity 2.93 Splatting 7.17 5% 5.43 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.77% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GB 2,854 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT41M0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11451 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 370 (B1) Unknown 90 90 90 (B3) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 46 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 69 (F1) Unknown 99 99 41483693522 (F2) Unknown 99 99 20340493921	18.8% Very poor	Read 318 Write 37.9 Mixed 51.1 29% 136 MB/s	4K Read 4.12 4K Write 3.92 4K Mixed 3.25 12% 3.76 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 80%
SDXC Card 64GB 12,175 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 13GB free, PID null Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 15 Mixed 20.5 26% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.59 58% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 65%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 3

CPU
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples	929x
Core i7-4650UIntelBench 51%, 4,310 samples	354x
Core i3-4020YIntelBench 43%, 1,246 samples	94x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	929x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	354x
HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 3,426 samples	94x

SSD
MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 62%, 2,854 samples	501x
PM851 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,513 samples	341x
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GBBench 64%, 1,478 samples	178x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	641x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	440x
H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 2,130 samples	186x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16