Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Processor	With 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.17% 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 Drive	106% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210430
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '21 at 08:57
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CYP-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	86%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-1065G7 58,314 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 58.6 1-Core 104 2-Core 195 65% 119 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 614 62% 500 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7 52,498 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Microsoft(1414 0035) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	6.17% Terrible	Lighting 7.8 Reflection 7.3 Parallax 8.8 6% 7.97 fps	MRender 6.2 Gravity 8 Splatting 7 6% 7.07 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.17% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GB 1,880 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80041C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 306 259 255 304 298 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 668 Write 488 Mixed 484 SusWrite 292 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 33.7 126% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 721 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 604 423% 543 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 153%
Generic- SD/MMC 264GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 237GB free, PID 2018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.5 2.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	1.29% Terrible	Read 3 Write 3.7 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 3.9 5% 3.45 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.29% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL 2x8GB 7,828 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 34 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.6 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 3R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	37%	27	31	4	60	23.5"	1920 1080	AOC2475 2475W

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Gaming 15%

Surfboard

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

CPU
Core i7-1065G7IntelBench 53%, 58,314 samples	427x
Core i5-1035G7IntelBench 58%, 4,822 samples	154x
Ryzen 7 Microsoft Surface EditionAMDBench 56%, 279 samples	47x

GPU
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples	581x
Radeon RX Vega11 GraphicsAMDBench 11%, 197 samples	47x
Radeon Vega 9 GraphicsAMDBench 11%, 691 samples	13x

SSD
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GBBench 107%, 1,880 samples	305x
TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GBKbg40zns128gBench 103%, 373 samples	97x
TOSHIBA MEMORY 1TBKbg40zns1t02Bench 143%, 233 samples	70x

RAM
H9HCNNNCPNALHR-NEE 2x8GBHynixBench 107%, 3,280 samples	192x
K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL 2x8GBSamsungBench 104%, 7,828 samples	168x
K4U6E3S4AA-MGCL 2x4GBSamsungBench 98%, 4,747 samples	92x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16