Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '20 at 01:00
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 75%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4300U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 143
58% 98.1 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 201
27% 202 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
3.56% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 5.31
Parallax 5.87
3% 4.98 fps
MRender 6.67
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.13
4% 5.34 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.56%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G3AMNB-2200A 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 241 248 242 238 240 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 460
Write 304
Mixed 279
SusWrite 240
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 24.6
93% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 219
189% 281 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 83%
SDXC Card 64GB
38GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 14 14 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
12.1% Very poor
Read 39.3
Write 14.8
Mixed 12
SusWrite 13.5
23% 19.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.1
80% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
49.2% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 15.5
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 49.2%
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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