Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive44.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateDec 18 '19 at 20:19
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.5% Good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 149
68% 111 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 199
27% 201 Pts
64-Core 203
12% 203 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 60.5%
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)
3.92% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 4.81
Parallax 6.62
3% 5.18 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 2.77
Splatting 8.26
5% 5.88 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.92%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 128GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT42M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 30 28 27 27 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 360
Write 46.9
Mixed 62.4
SusWrite 30.5
27% 125 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 14.2
72% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 35.4
DQ Mixed 32.3
54% 113 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 74%
SDXC Card 128GB
16GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 12 15 15 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
9.61% Terrible
Read 41
Write 6.3
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 14
19% 17.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.61%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
56% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 17
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 18.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56%
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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