Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3
Memory6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2496 x 1664 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '24 at 07:45
Run Duration273 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th 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 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Memory 20.1
1-Core 25.6
2-Core 52.9
18% 32.9 Pts
4-Core 94.6
8-Core 158
15% 126 Pts
64-Core 139
9% 139 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 9 Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0034) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20.71.01
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.74% Terrible
Lighting 2.1
Reflection 2
Parallax 4.1
2% 2.73 fps
MRender 1.3
Gravity 2.7
Splatting 2.4
2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 1.74%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB
368GB free
Firmware: 1012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 37 124 64 76 87 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
8% Terrible
Read 61.3
Write 53.3
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 82.2
12% 54.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
2% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 8%
Great: 83%
HFM256GDGTNG-87A0A 256GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 107 144 68 147 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 76.6
Write 51.4
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 115
55% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.9
265% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G44AB0-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.7% Below average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 13.2
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 3.8
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 18 9 60 15" 1280 720 SHP14B4 LQ150P1JX51
Typical Surface Laptop 3 Builds (Compare 651 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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