Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 01:16
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4300U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Memory 81.8
1-Core 53.2
2-Core 99.3
51% 78.1 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 137
23% 164 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
3.42% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 5.31
Parallax 5.31
3% 4.77 fps
MRender 6.29
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 6.48
4% 5 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.42%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G3AMNB-2200A 128GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 264 260 299 295 296 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 368
Write 298
Mixed 238
SusWrite 275
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 22.6
81% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 166
138% 201 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 83%
External USB3.0 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 95 97 93 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 96.2
Write 71.9
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 93.1
60% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
86% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 63%
SDXC Card 128GB
39GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 13 20 16 26 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
22% Poor
Read 80.2
Write 50
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 20.3
60% 48.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 2.8
166% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 22%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
52.5% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.2
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 16
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 44%

 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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