Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.49% 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 Drive153% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 23 '22 at 06:51
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
46.9% Average
Memory 46.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 200
65% 121 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 319
38% 292 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0035) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9621
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
5.49% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 16.6
Parallax 17.1
6% 13.6 fps
MRender 18.9
Gravity 1
Splatting 1
5% 6.97 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.49%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GB
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 593 653 610 611 615 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 840
Write 590
Mixed 444
SusWrite 618
139% 623 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 47.8
169% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 483
DQ Mixed 479
405% 599 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 153%
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 below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
107% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 46.9
MC Mixed 39.6
121% 42.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 175
23% 175 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 107%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 640 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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