Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.4% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170426
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateMar 08 '18 at 18:26
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 81%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Memory 41
1-Core 17.7
2-Core 41.6
22% 33.4 Pts
4-Core 68.1
8-Core 90.1
10% 79.1 Pts
64-Core 96.9
6% 96.9 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 6000
Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
1.94% Terrible
Lighting 1.93
Reflection 3.15
Parallax 3.12
2% 2.74 fps
MRender 4.33
Gravity 1.37
Splatting 3.87
3% 3.19 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.94%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G3AMNB-2200A 128GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 464
Write 264
Mixed 321
77% 350 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 2.27
4K Mixed 2.09
28% 6.8 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
36.2% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.1
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 8
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 198
20% 198 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 36.2%
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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