Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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.
Graphics1.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateNov 24 '20 at 03:07
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 79.3
1-Core 54.9
2-Core 102
50% 78.6 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 143
19% 141 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 51.5%
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 way below expectations (5th percentile)
1.98% Terrible
Lighting 2.5
Reflection 2
Parallax 3.1
2% 2.53 fps
MRender 3.4
Gravity 1.2
Splatting 2.3
2% 2.3 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.98%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE512HMHP-000MV 512GB
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT41M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 199 239 281 272 232 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 455
Write 204
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 230
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 19
4K Mixed 19.3
76% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 46.9
DQ Mixed 51.8
70% 134 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.8% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 16.2
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.8%
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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