Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.5% 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 Drive71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 86% 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
Memory5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200623
Uptime11.8 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 01:37
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 43%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1065G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Memory 55.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 204
65% 121 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 327
40% 307 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0035) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7641
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
8.5% Terrible
Lighting 8.43
Reflection 9.62
Parallax 11.2
7% 9.75 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 9.17
Splatting 18.9
12% 13.6 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.5%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g TOSHIBA MEMORY 512GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 444 79 552 87 220 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 43.5
Write 302
Mixed 28
SusWrite 289
38% 166 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 25.4
95% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 530
DQ Write 505
DQ Mixed 479
370% 505 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 167%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
110% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 46
MC Mixed 40.7
124% 43.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 143
28% 143 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 110%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 639 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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