Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 32.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '17 at 09:26
Run Duration254 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Memory 51.7
1-Core 39.3
2-Core 51.2
32% 47.4 Pts
4-Core 81.6
8-Core 81.2
11% 81.4 Pts
64-Core 79.5
5% 79.5 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0166) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.99% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 1.27
Parallax 0.84
1% 1.09 fps
MRender 1.14
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.25 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.99%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD mSATA 128GB-$159
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 07MH Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 480
Write 187
Mixed 271
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 8.78
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 4.25
36% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 16.2
DQ Write 51.5
DQ Mixed 4.23
12% 24 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 62%
SD Card 2GB
2GB free, PID null
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
3.86% Terrible
Read 10.8
Write 7.28
Mixed 8.61
11% 8.89 MB/s
4K Read 2.69
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.02
12% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.86%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
SAMSUNG M471B5674BH0-CK0 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30.9% Below average
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 12
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 9.5
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 155
26% 155 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface with Windows 8 Pro Builds (Compare 112 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $225
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