Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.5% 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 Drive58.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (31%). 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
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210430
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 16:01
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
CPU Throttled 80%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
53% Above average
Memory 52.7
1-Core 64.9
2-Core 202
55% 107 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 364
43% 330 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0035) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 10.9
Reflection 9.4
Parallax 16.7
9% 12.3 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 17.2
Splatting 16.5
14% 16.6 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns128g TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 478 276 153 136 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 608
Write 454
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 235
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 39.1
51% 13.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 154%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K4U6E3S4AA-MGCL 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
109% Outstanding
MC Read 43.4
MC Write 47
MC Mixed 36.9
121% 42.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 151
26% 151 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 641 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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