Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics15.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 80% 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191220
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateMar 29 '20 at 18:56
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 80%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-1035G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
66.7% Good
Memory 66.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 224
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 514
55% 437 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0035) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7641
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Lighting 17
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 16.3
14% 16.7 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 16.3
Splatting 29
18% 20.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns128g TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GB
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 569 406 228 204 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 595
Write 541
Mixed 557
SusWrite 348
115% 510 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 58.8
175% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 739
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 484
366% 503 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 123%
Great: 154%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K4U6E3S4AA-MGCL 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (85th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 43.7
MC Mixed 37.1
119% 41.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 39.4
SC Mixed 26.4
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 109
36% 109 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 645 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

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