Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 80% 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	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191220
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '20 at 04:50
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	80%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-1035G7 4,822 User benchmarks, average bench 58% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 62.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 261 82% 154 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 628 72% 559 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 72%

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. 26.20.100.7641 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Lighting 17.1 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 16.8 14% 16.9 fps	MRender 18.5 Gravity 17 Splatting 29.4 18% 21.6 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
HFM128GDGTNG-87A0A 128GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80041C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 181 180 180 180 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 88%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 13GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 3.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	7.74% Terrible	Read 20 Write 13.7 Mixed 13.1 SusWrite 5.3 16% 13 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.1 115% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.74% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9HCNNNBKNALHR-NEE 2x4GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 38.5 125% 43.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 25.6 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

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Gaming 15%

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Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

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System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

CPU
Core i7-1065G7IntelBench 53%, 58,314 samples	430x
Core i5-1035G7IntelBench 58%, 4,822 samples	155x
Ryzen 7 Microsoft Surface EditionAMDBench 56%, 279 samples	47x

GPU
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples	585x
Radeon RX Vega11 GraphicsAMDBench 11%, 197 samples	47x
Radeon Vega 9 GraphicsAMDBench 11%, 691 samples	13x

SSD
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GBBench 107%, 1,880 samples	308x
TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GBKbg40zns128gBench 103%, 373 samples	98x
TOSHIBA MEMORY 1TBKbg40zns1t02Bench 143%, 233 samples	70x

RAM
H9HCNNNCPNALHR-NEE 2x8GBHynixBench 107%, 3,280 samples	194x
K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL 2x8GBSamsungBench 104%, 7,828 samples	169x
K4U6E3S4AA-MGCL 2x4GBSamsungBench 98%, 4,747 samples	93x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16