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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

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.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '21 at 20:13
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	73%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 84.5 1-Core 80.5 2-Core 148 63% 104 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 204 27% 203 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 59.6% 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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	3.37% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 3 Parallax 6.7 3% 4.53 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.2 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.37% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GB 2,854 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT42M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 237 240 234 237 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 446 Write 240 Mixed 172 SusWrite 237 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 23 119% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 73.4 115% 223 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 80%

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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 16.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 65%

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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	928x
Core i7-4650UIntelBench 51%, 4,310 samples	354x
Core i3-4020YIntelBench 43%, 1,246 samples	94x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	928x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	354x
HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 3,426 samples	94x

SSD
MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 62%, 2,854 samples	501x
PM851 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,513 samples	340x
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GBBench 64%, 1,478 samples	178x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	641x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16