Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	6.69% 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 Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 83% 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.

System	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1536 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210430
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 01:50
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	83%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-1035G1 53,170 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 51.2 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 194 59% 112 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 331 39% 300 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD G1 68,603 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Microsoft(1414 0047) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	6.69% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 8.7 Parallax 8.5 6% 8 fps	MRender 11.6 Gravity 9.2 Splatting 11.6 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.69% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns128g TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: AEMS0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 597 555 300 210 210 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 739 Mixed 540 SusWrite 382 124% 548 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 47.8 160% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 425 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 313 227% 303 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 154%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4U6E3S4AA-MGCL 2x4GB 4,747 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 36.1 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 156 26% 156 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

CPU
Core i5-1035G1IntelBench 51%, 53,170 samples	432x

GPU
UHD G1IntelBench 5%, 68,603 samples	432x

SSD
BG4A KIOXIA 128GBKbg40zns128gBench 106%, 692 samples	226x
TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GBKbg40zns128gBench 103%, 373 samples	74x
MZ9LQ256HBJQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 114%, 809 samples	44x

RAM
MT53E512M32D2NP-046 2x4GBMicronBench 87%, 764 samples	168x
H9HCNNNBKMALHR-NEE 2x4GBHynixBench 99%, 1,304 samples	153x
K4U6E3S4AA-MGCL 2x4GBSamsungBench 98%, 4,747 samples	75x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16