Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 30.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190430
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '20 at 23:51
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4020Y
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Memory 41
1-Core 42.6
2-Core 71.4
31% 51.7 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 116
15% 115 Pts
64-Core 114
7% 114 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
2.81% Terrible
Lighting 2.87
Reflection 5
Parallax 4.78
2% 4.22 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 1.73
Splatting 5.78
4% 4.44 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.81%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS064G3AMNB-2200A 64GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 82 75 78 56 72 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.9% Below average
Read 246
Write 130
Mixed 102
SusWrite 77.7
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 27.2
4K Mixed 12.7
42% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 57
DQ Mixed 108
77% 99.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
35.5% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 12.4
22% 7.8 GB/s
Latency 198
20% 198 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 35.5%
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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