Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.2% 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.
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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '20 at 01:25
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 73%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 66
1-Core 28.8
2-Core 53.8
35% 49.5 Pts
4-Core 73.3
8-Core 77.7
10% 75.5 Pts
64-Core 78
5% 78 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 39.1%
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)
4.23% Terrible
Lighting 4.43
Reflection 5.27
Parallax 7.25
4% 5.65 fps
MRender 7.05
Gravity 3.03
Splatting 8.96
5% 6.35 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.23%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G3AMNB-2200A 128GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 205 200 201 201 196 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 414
Write 296
Mixed 242
SusWrite 207
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 20.7
61% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 197
148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
32.8% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 13.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 8.8
21% 7.47 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 32.8%
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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