Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 37.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicrosoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro
Memory1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141128
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 25 '18 at 06:32
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Memory 55
1-Core 49.1
2-Core 79.2
38% 61.1 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 110
16% 115 Pts
64-Core 110
7% 110 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37.5%
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
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.57% Terrible
Lighting 3.07
Reflection 3.12
Parallax 1.78
2% 2.65 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 1.53
Splatting 4.09
3% 3.21 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.57%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPC128HBFU-000L1 128GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM14M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 119 120 106 90 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 338
Write 198
Mixed 173
SusWrite 111
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 31.7
4K Mixed 15.2
59% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 74.1
DQ Mixed 99.7
89% 140 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
MICRON 1D6G1-ZH46652FTK40 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
37.2% Below average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 10.1
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 143
28% 143 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37.2%
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 113 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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