Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive31.9% 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.
Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180123
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateJun 20 '18 at 16:25
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 93%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
27.4% Poor
Memory 46.3
1-Core 18.4
2-Core 37.6
24% 34.1 Pts
4-Core 50.4
8-Core 59.9
7% 55.2 Pts
64-Core 61.5
4% 61.5 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 27.4%
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. 20.19.15.4568
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
3.86% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 5.08
Parallax 6.59
3% 5.25 fps
MRender 6.29
Gravity 2.8
Splatting 8.13
5% 5.74 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.86%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT41M0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 411
Write 47.6
Mixed 82.5
38% 181 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 13.5
4K Mixed 8.38
35% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 52.4
DQ Write 29.7
DQ Mixed 22.6
22% 34.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.8% Poor
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 12.6
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 7
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 175
23% 175 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 56%

 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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