Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive82.6% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2496 x 1664 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '20 at 12:39
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3750U Vega Mobile Gfx
FP5, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Memory 27.3
1-Core 68.6
2-Core 127
39% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 395
39% 319 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega11 Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0034) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20.61.01
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.6% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 4.8
3% 3.63 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 3.8
Splatting 2.3
2% 3.03 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 2.6%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ9LQ1T0HALB-00000 1TB
902GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 382 416 409 421 429 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 448
Write 405
Mixed 418
SusWrite 380
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 27.8
94% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 409
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 441
283% 332 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 203%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 12.8
26% 9.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 11.3
25% 8.7 GB/s
Latency 271
15% 271 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 26%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 641 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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