Microsoft Surface 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive18.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface 3
Memory0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150309
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateJul 07 '17 at 02:16
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
24.7% Poor
Memory 36.3
1-Core 23.8
2-Core 46.6
23% 35.6 Pts
4-Core 75.8
8-Core 81.3
10% 78.6 Pts
64-Core 90.9
6% 90.9 Pts
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 32%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0009) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4424
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.85% Terrible
Lighting 1.97
Reflection 2.77
Parallax 2.78
2% 2.51 fps
MRender 2.71
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 3.43
2% 2.76 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.85%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hynix HCG8e 63GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0.3
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 125
Write 64.6
Mixed 85.3
20% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 4.57
32% 9.55 MB/s
DQ Read 17.5
DQ Write 7.8
DQ Mixed 3.84
5% 9.7 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 24%
Generic SU16G SD Card 16GB
15GB free
Firmware: 8.0
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Read 43.4
Write 8.94
Mixed 13.7
16% 22 MB/s
4K Read 6.16
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 1.42
441% 3 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
21.4% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 8.3
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 2.4
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 1.2
8% 2.73 GB/s
Latency 220
18% 220 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface 3 Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: Microsoft Surface 3

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