Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '17 at 15:42
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	73%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4650U 4,310 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 149 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 194 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 6,906 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	4.02% Terrible	Lighting 4.37 Reflection 5.19 Parallax 5.59 4% 5.05 fps	MRender 6.19 Gravity 2.8 Splatting 8.17 5% 5.72 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.02% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT LMH-256V2M 256GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: FM828D3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1071 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 110 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 34 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 5 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 148 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 28010 (F1) Unknown 100 100 27294 (F2) Unknown 100 100 36974	71% Very good	Read 499 Write 268 Mixed 354 82% 374 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 23.7 91% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 12.9 46% 108 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 78%
SDXC Card 67GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 62GB free, PID null Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	2.83% Terrible	Read 9.71 Write 4.52 Mixed 5.68 8% 6.64 MB/s	4K Read 1.56 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 7% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.83% Great: 7%

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 (79^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 15.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 3

CPU
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples	933x
Core i7-4650UIntelBench 51%, 4,310 samples	359x
Core i3-4020YIntelBench 43%, 1,246 samples	94x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	933x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	359x
HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 3,426 samples	94x

SSD
MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 62%, 2,854 samples	507x
PM851 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,513 samples	342x
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GBBench 64%, 1,478 samples	179x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	648x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	440x
H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 2,130 samples	187x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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