Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.2% 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 Drive173% 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210430
Uptime18.4 Days
Run DateSep 08 '21 at 19:21
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User MAC-User
Background CPU3%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 65
1-Core 134
2-Core 264
82% 155 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 588
63% 501 Pts
64-Core 615
38% 615 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 71%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0035) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Lighting 16.9
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 17.1
14% 16.7 fps
MRender 16.8
Gravity 18.3
Splatting 19.6
15% 18.2 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GB
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 617 633 605 603 596 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,036
Write 578
Mixed 442
SusWrite 616
149% 668 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 50.9
192% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 878
DQ Write 695
DQ Mixed 686
541% 753 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 173%
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 as expected (50th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 47
MC Write 43.7
MC Mixed 38
123% 42.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 36.5
SC Mixed 26
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 112%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 5 60 13.5" 1280 720 SHP14B3 LQ135P1JX51
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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