Microsoft Surface Laptop

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.09% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '19 at 15:58
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User IRQ-User
Background CPU 32%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 96.4
2-Core 200
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 308
41% 309 Pts
64-Core 310
19% 310 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 7.47
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 6.78
6% 8.24 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 15.2
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn0128gtya TOSHIBA 128GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0AMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 73 76 117 116 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 353
Write 117
Mixed 134
SusWrite 94.5
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 20.1
98% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 72.5
73% 119 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTBLAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 83.9
48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop Builds (Compare 688 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop

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