Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive26% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (50%). 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
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 27 '18 at 16:52
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
45.5% Average
Memory 72.9
1-Core 52.7
2-Core 70.3
44% 65.3 Pts
4-Core 108
8-Core 107
14% 108 Pts
64-Core 123
8% 123 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.5%
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 (57th percentile)
3.42% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 5.08
Parallax 2.62
3% 3.82 fps
MRender 4.81
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 7.22
4% 4.72 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.42%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPC128HBFU-000L1 128GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM14M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 50 64 70 56 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
26% Poor
Read 148
Write 146
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 58.6
23% 102 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 9.3
34% 12.5 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 22.7
DQ Mixed 31
49% 100 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 26%
Great: 68%
SDHC Card 4GB
4GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
4.39% Terrible
Read 16.4
Write 6
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 6.4
10% 8.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
MICRON 1D6G1-ZH46652FTK40 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.8% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 11
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 94.8
42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.8%
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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