Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190430
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4300U 36,631 User benchmarks, average bench 44% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.7% Average	Memory 78.5 1-Core 75.2 2-Core 64.2 50% 72.6 Pts	4-Core 51.7 8-Core 112 10% 81.9 Pts	64-Core 71.2 4% 71.2 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.64% Terrible	Lighting 3.37 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 2.88 3% 3.07 fps	MRender 3.67 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 3.7 2% 2.89 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.64% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GB 1,478 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10108L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 138 105 53 51 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 435 Write 195 Mixed 137 SusWrite 93.2 47% 215 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 23.9 82% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 105 104% 173 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 81%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 165 157 169 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 126 Mixed 69 SusWrite 166 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 99%

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 above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 12.3 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 65%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	929x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	354x
HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 3,426 samples	94x

SSD
MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 62%, 2,854 samples	501x
PM851 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,513 samples	341x
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GBBench 64%, 1,478 samples	178x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	641x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	440x
H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 2,130 samples	186x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16