Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	68.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

CPU throttled at 75% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20190430
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	75%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 79.1 1-Core 54.9 2-Core 99.1 50% 77.7 Pts	4-Core 141 8-Core 144 19% 143 Pts	64-Core 133 8% 133 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 128GB 2,513 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT41M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 459 Write 123 Mixed 145 SusWrite 118 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 19.1 111% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 58.6 91% 180 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 74%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 128GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 106GB free, PID 0307 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 82 83 75 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 87 Write 54.3 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 80.6 90% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.9 143% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 39%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 1,213 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 12GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 10 9.4 10 9.5 9.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	9.12% Terrible	Read 25 Write 10 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 9.6 14% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 76% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.12% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 14.5 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 44%

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Microsoft Surface Pro 3

CPU
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples	932x
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	932x
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	506x
PM851 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,513 samples	342x
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GBBench 64%, 1,478 samples	178x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	646x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	440x
H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 2,130 samples	186x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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