Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro
Memory	0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '23 at 01:39
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 83 1-Core 56.9 2-Core 106 53% 82 Pts	4-Core 119 8-Core 139 17% 129 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Microsoft(1414 0166) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.9% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 2.6 3% 2.67 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.1 3% 3.4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.9% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD mSATA 128GB-$159 644 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 07MH SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 180 162 169 174 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 408 Write 185 Mixed 216 SusWrite 169 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 13.6 74% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 29 46% 89 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
MICRON 1D6G1-ZH46652FTK40 2x2GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11.4 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	59	48	0	10.6"	1280 720	SEC3242

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Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	112x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	112x

SSD
MZMPC128HBFU-000L1 128GBSamsungBench 56%, 1,498 samples	44x
C400 RealSSD mSATA 128GBMicron $159Bench 50%, 644 samples	21x
C400 RealSSD mSATA 64GBMicronBench 44%, 220 samples	20x

RAM
1D6G1-ZH46652FTK40 2x2GBMICRONBench 48%, 841 samples	98x
M471B5674BH0-CK0 2x2GBSAMSUNGBench 47%, 154 samples	14x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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