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 below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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.
Processor	With 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 38.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive	24.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190430
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '21 at 16:59
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	75%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^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 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 27.5 2-Core 41 33% 45.3 Pts	4-Core 52.4 8-Core 70.5 8% 61.5 Pts	64-Core 58.5 4% 58.5 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 58%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 128GB 2,513 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT41M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 25 25 22 16 19 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.5% Poor	Read 254 Write 91.7 Mixed 81 SusWrite 25.5 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 12.7 37% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 20.4 DQ Write 23 DQ Mixed 41.5 26% 28.3 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNN8JTMLAR-NTM 2x2GB 1,457 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 11.8 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.1 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	929x
Core i7-4650UIntelBench 51%, 4,310 samples	355x
Core i3-4020YIntelBench 43%, 1,246 samples	94x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	929x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	355x
HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 3,426 samples	94x

SSD
MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 62%, 2,854 samples	502x
PM851 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,513 samples	341x
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GBBench 64%, 1,478 samples	178x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	642x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	440x
H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 2,130 samples	186x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16