Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive89% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2496 x 1664 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190912
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 30 '19 at 13:34
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 Microsoft Surface Edition
FP5, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
42.9% Average
Memory 43.7
1-Core 46.8
2-Core 90.3
35% 60.3 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 404
38% 315 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega11 Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0034) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20.27.03
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.74% Terrible
Lighting 3.33
Reflection 2.92
Parallax 5.28
3% 3.85 fps
MRender 2.95
Gravity 3.73
Splatting 3.43
3% 3.37 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 2.74%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GB
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 363 376 379 400 343 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 590
Write 396
Mixed 350
SusWrite 374
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 26.6
100% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 342
234% 295 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 89%
Great: 153%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR6N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
27.9% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 13.3
27% 9.43 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 12
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 186
22% 186 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 83%

 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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