Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.6% 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 16 '20 at 05:47
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4020Y
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
48.2% Average
Memory 76.4
1-Core 43.5
2-Core 86.1
45% 68.7 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 119
16% 119 Pts
64-Core 116
7% 116 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
2.89% Terrible
Lighting 2.9
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 4.75
2% 4.19 fps
MRender 6.38
Gravity 1.73
Splatting 5.87
4% 4.66 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.89%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS064G3AMNB-2200A 64GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 57 57 58 55 50 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 390
Write 74
Mixed 120
SusWrite 59.4
35% 161 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 10.4
64% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 160
129% 187 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 60%
SDXC Card 128GB
102GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 75 73 73 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 73.4
Write 65.5
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 73.2
89% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 3.1
206% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
43.8% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 16
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.4
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 43.8%
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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