| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master! |
| Processor | With 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 30.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor. |
| Graphics | 2.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Memory | 2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Microsoft Surface 3 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Microsoft Surface 3 |
| Memory | 0.9 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1280 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20150309 |
| Uptime | 5.2 Days |
| Run Date | Aug 31 '19 at 07:44 |
| Run Duration | 77 Seconds |
| Run User | AUS-User |
| Background CPU | 31% |
PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Atom x7-Z8700
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
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30.2%
Below average
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26% 38.8 Pts
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13% 95.7 Pts
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6% 95.3 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Intel HD Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0009) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4151
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2.05%
Terrible
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2% 2.73 fps
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3% 3.09 fps
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
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24.1%
Poor
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26% 9.13 GB/s
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11% 3.9 GB/s
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22% 184 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Microsoft Surface 3
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