Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.9% 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.
High background CPU (27%). 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 Date20180612
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 16:05
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 above expectations (76th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Memory 73.5
1-Core 60.5
2-Core 101
50% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 182
22% 170 Pts
64-Core 193
12% 193 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 50.5%
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)
2.91% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 4.73
Parallax 4.06
3% 4.03 fps
MRender 5.33
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 5.09
3% 4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.91%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G3AMNB-2200A 128GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 131 129 122 116 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 368
Write 183
Mixed 206
SusWrite 126
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 14.2
57% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 92.1
DQ Mixed 173
119% 150 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 83%
SDXC Card 129GB
69GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 19 19 19 20 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 10
Mixed 23
SusWrite 18.8
26% 20.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.8
51% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 29%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 17.1
54% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 13.2
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 93.6
43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 51.2%
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 1,377 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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