Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.9% 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.
Very high background CPU (53%). 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 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateMay 08 '20 at 23:59
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Memory 47.6
1-Core 35
2-Core 42
29% 41.5 Pts
4-Core 75.6
8-Core 123
12% 99.2 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 30.6%
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 below expectations (38th percentile)
2.1% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 3.58
Parallax 3.09
2% 2.93 fps
MRender 4.48
Gravity 1.43
Splatting 4.17
3% 3.36 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.1%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G3AMNC-3310A 128GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 50004P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 140 133 137 133 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 347
Write 170
Mixed 146
SusWrite 138
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 9.6
4K Mixed 16
51% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 154
131% 197 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 82%
Seagate GoFlex Mac 500GB
451GB free, PID 6021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 32 30 33 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 31
Write 31
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 30.4
39% 28.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNN8JTMLAR-NTM 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
41.7% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 16
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 4
14% 4.83 GB/s
Latency 170
24% 170 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.7%
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 1,387 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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