Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.51% 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 Drive62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201116
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '21 at 06:12
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 43%
CPU Throttled 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 51.2
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 189
61% 113 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 316
33% 267 Pts
64-Core 324
20% 324 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0035) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
8.51% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 8.2
Parallax 17.1
6% 10.7 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 17.9
Splatting 18.8
14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.51%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns128g TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 389 313 170 298 463 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 49.6
Write 259
Mixed 149
SusWrite 334
46% 198 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 25
86% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 336
240% 314 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 154%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9HCNNNBKNALHR-NEE 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 31.4
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 13.2
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 156
26% 156 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 638 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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