Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.5% 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 Drive126% 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.
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.
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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display2496 x 1664 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200502
Uptime19 Days
Run DateDec 01 '20 at 16:32
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 64.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 275
86% 162 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 672
69% 557 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 73.3%
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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 16.9
Reflection 17.8
Parallax 18.3
14% 17.7 fps
MRender 19.9
Gravity 18.2
Splatting 20.1
16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GB
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 532 515 464 461 475 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 616
Write 442
Mixed 354
SusWrite 496
107% 477 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 25.7
147% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 899
DQ Write 375
DQ Mixed 619
463% 631 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 126%
Great: 153%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9HCNNNCPNALHR-NEE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 47.4
MC Write 47.2
MC Mixed 41.2
129% 45.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 26.9
78% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 117%
Great: 120%

 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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