Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 73% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190430
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '20 at 00:30
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	73%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4650U 4,310 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 63.2 2-Core 152 59% 99 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 205 28% 207 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 6,906 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	4.01% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 6.91 4% 5.38 fps	MRender 6.29 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 8.48 5% 5.78 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.01% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GB 2,854 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT42M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 213 233 246 218 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 431 Write 250 Mixed 173 SusWrite 223 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 22 98% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 79.5 118% 224 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 80%
PATRIOT 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 99GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 138 143 138 136 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.5% Average	Read 295 Write 225 Mixed 202 SusWrite 137 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 24.8 86% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 57 DQ Write 61.7 DQ Mixed 59.7 45% 59.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 70%
Asmt ASM105x 1TB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 150 148 146 144 160 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 386 Write 366 Mixed 325 SusWrite 149 69% 306 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 21.3 70% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 97.4 74% 99.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 18.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 65%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 3

CPU
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples	931x
Core i7-4650UIntelBench 51%, 4,310 samples	357x
Core i3-4020YIntelBench 43%, 1,246 samples	94x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	931x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	357x
HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 3,426 samples	94x

SSD
MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 62%, 2,854 samples	505x
PM851 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,513 samples	342x
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GBBench 64%, 1,478 samples	178x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	645x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	440x
H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 2,130 samples	186x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16