Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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 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 31.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory0.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180123
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 20:37
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4650U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
31.7% Below average
Memory 43.1
1-Core 70.1
2-Core 110
43% 74.6 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 118
16% 119 Pts
64-Core 111
7% 111 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
2.43% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 3.46
Parallax 4.03
2% 3.36 fps
MRender 3.33
Gravity 1.97
Splatting 5.22
3% 3.51 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.43%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 180 238 192 130 213 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
45% Average
Read 287
Write 217
Mixed 215
SusWrite 190
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 14
44% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 139
115% 167 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 11.9
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 1.2
11% 3.8 GB/s
Latency 188
21% 188 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 30%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 3 Builds (Compare 1,377 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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