Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive84.3% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2496 x 1664 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201014
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '22 at 13:52
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 Microsoft Surface Edition
FP5, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Memory 23.3
1-Core 50.2
2-Core 123
33% 65.5 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 352
34% 281 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 9 Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0034) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20.67.01
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.32% Terrible
Lighting 2.9
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 4.1
2% 3.27 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 3.1
Splatting 2.3
2% 2.8 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 2.32%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm991a NVMe Samsung 256GB
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 26302039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 364 370 363 382 383 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 461
Write 379
Mixed 386
SusWrite 368
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 28.9
98% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 387
261% 324 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 199%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA851S6CJR6N-UH 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
28.2% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 13.9
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 12.1
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 297
14% 297 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 648 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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