Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.1% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2496 x 1664 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190912
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateNov 20 '19 at 23:59
Run Duration60 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 Microsoft Surface Edition
FP5, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 71.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 554
58% 468 Pts
64-Core 557
34% 557 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 9 Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0034) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20.27.03
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Lighting 15.3
Reflection 17.4
Parallax 20.3
12% 17.7 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 16.2
Splatting 21.5
14% 16.8 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA851S6CJR6N-UH 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66.5% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 21.5
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 22.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 97.8
41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 635 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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