Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime2 Days
Run DateOct 22 '21 at 14:07
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 as expected (56th percentile)
47.3% Average
Memory 59.8
1-Core 85
2-Core 148
56% 97.5 Pts
4-Core 202
8-Core 205
27% 204 Pts
64-Core 197
12% 197 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 47.3%
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 (86th percentile)
2.6% Terrible
Lighting 3
Reflection 2.3
Parallax 4.6
2% 3.3 fps
MRender 5.3
Gravity 1.8
Splatting 3.6
3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.6%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G3AMNC-3310A 128GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 50004P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 235 229 187 202 201 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 296
Write 241
Mixed 212
SusWrite 212
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 19.4
61% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 263
182% 228 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 17.3
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16.6
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 51.7%
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 1,386 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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