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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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 Drive128% 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.
Very high background CPU (99%). 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
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display2496 x 1664 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 00:31
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 99%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 71.5
1-Core 88.2
2-Core 166
63% 109 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 594
56% 462 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0035) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7641
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Lighting 16.9
Reflection 16.3
Parallax 17.7
14% 17 fps
MRender 18.1
Gravity 17.7
Splatting 19.2
15% 18.3 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GB
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 543 489 493 530 531 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 822
Write 535
Mixed 430
SusWrite 515
128% 575 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 34
128% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 789
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 669
462% 586 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 128%
Great: 153%
PNY USB 3.1 FD 32GB
21GB free, PID 00ed
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 4.2 5.7 3.1 9 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
6.84% Terrible
Read 31.5
Write 1.5
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 7.5
13% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.2
51% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.84%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9HCNNNCPNALHR-NEE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 46.2
MC Write 47.9
MC Mixed 40.3
128% 44.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 22
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 98
41% 98 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 115%
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 666 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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