Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 in review - Overpriced subnotebook without keyboard illumination

Leftovers recycling Deluxe. Microsoft updates the compact Surface Laptop Go and equips the 3rd generation with an Alder Lake Core i5 processor. Furthermore, there is now an optional 16 GB of RAM, but the important keyboard backlight is still missing. At the same time, the price has increased further.

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Together with the new Surface Laptop Studio 2 (here in review), Microsoft has also introduced a new version of the Surface Laptop Go. In the third generation, the manufacturer from Redmond swaps the old Tiger Lake processor for last year's Alder Lake chip and optionally offers 16 GB of RAM. While at least a few other things have been changed in the Surface Laptop Studio (e.g. more ports), the Surface Laptop Go 3 is exactly the same as its predecessor in all other aspects, including the missing keyboard backlight. In return, however, the cheaper models have been eliminated and the base model with the Core i5-1235U, 8 GB RAM and a 256 GB SSD will cost 899 Euros. If you want 16 GB of RAM, you will have to pay 1,149 Euros (US$999 in the States) with the same configuration.

In the end, the Apple MacBook Air M1 which is still available in stores for around 900 Euros (~$900), is the biggest competitor for the compact Microsoft computer. In the Windows camp, there is the Dell XPS 13 is already available for less than 1,000 Euros, and the 13.3-inch convertible Lenovo Yoga 6 is also in this price range.

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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3

Processor

Intel Core i5-1235U 10 x 0.9 - 4.4 GHz, Alder Lake-U

Graphics adapter

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

Memory

16 GB

, LPDDR5x-5200, onboard, Dual-Channel

Display

12.40 inch 3:2, 1536 x 1024 pixel 149 PPI, capacitive, LP125WX172403, IPS, glossy: yes, 60 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH

Storage

Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G, 512 GB

, 173 GB free

Soundcard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)

Connections

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Stereo, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor

Networking

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 15.7 x 278 x 206 ( = 0.62 x 10.94 x 8.11 in)

Battery

41 Wh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Camera

Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard Light: no, 39W PSU, 12 Months Warranty

Weight

1.112 kg ( = 39.22 oz / 2.45 pounds), Power Supply: 213 g ( = 7.51 oz / 0.47 pounds)

Price

1149 Euro

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
83.3 %	10/2023	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.1 kg	15.7 mm	12.40"	1536x1024
91.1 %	12/2020	Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1, M1 7-Core GPU	1.3 kg	16.1 mm	13.30"	2560x1600
88.2 %	08/2022	Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.2 kg	14 mm	13.40"	1920x1200
88 %	03/2023	Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE R7 7730U, Vega 8	1.4 kg	18.6 mm	13.30"	1920x1200

Case & Equipment

There are no changes in the casing, so customers still have the choice of four different colors: Platinum, Sage, Ice Blue, and Sandstone. The casing's quality is still a highlight of the compact device because the casing made of an aluminum-plastic combination looks very high-quality and stable. The maximum opening angle of the display is 135 degrees and in the end, there are only two points of criticism here: the screen edges are quite wide and there are no maintenance options, which means no access to the fan.

The rest of the equipment is the same as usual, so you get the most important ports and connectivity options for everyday use, but the old standards and the 720p webcam are questionable in view of the MSRP of 1,149 Euros.

Size comparision

Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 DIN A4 ❌

Left: USB-A 3.2 Gen.1 (5 GBit/s), USB-C 3.2 Gen.1 (5 GBit/s, DisplayPort-ALT mode, Power Delivery), 3.5 mm stereo

Networking
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	1565 (min: 1521) MBit/s ∼98%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	1669 (min: 1638) MBit/s ∼100%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple AirPort Extreme M1
iperf3 transmit AX12	552 (min: 257) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AX12	672 (min: 614) MBit/s ∼100%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz	1253 (min: 1120) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz	1682 (min: 1619) MBit/s ∼100%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE MediaTek MT7921
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	940 (min: 733) MBit/s ∼59%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	919 (min: 908) MBit/s ∼55%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	1598 (min: 1412) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	1588 (min: 1481) MBit/s ∼95%

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1565 (1521-1635)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1668 (1638-1685)

ColorChecker Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3: 11.92 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 18.57 ∆E

Input devices - Still no keyboard illumination

Basically, the input devices of the Surface Laptop Go 3 are very good. The keyboard offers a precise and crisp typing feel, and the ClickPad is also fully convincing apart from the somewhat loud clicking noise in everyday use. Furthermore, the power button offers a built-in fingerprint scanner. However, we still cannot understand why Microsoft does not finally equip the compact laptop with a keyboard illumination.

Display - 12.4-inch touchscreen

The 12.4-inch IPS touchscreen is basically unchanged and offers decent picture quality despite the low resolution (1,536 x 1,024 pixels, 3:2 format). The content still looks sufficiently sharp on the small screen diagonal and the colors are also vivid. There are no problems with halos, but we measured flickering at 60 kHz. However, this is not classic PWM and the high frequency should not cause any problems for most users.

Microsoft specifies a brightness of 320 cd/m², which the screen also surpasses with an average of almost 340 cd/m². However, the old model was quite a bit brighter here with around 400 cd/m², and with the exception of Lenovo's Yoga 6, the rivals are brighter as well. The black value is slightly higher at 0.34 cd/m², which "only" results in a contrast ratio of just under 1,000:1. There are two color profiles, with Enhanced active by default. Here, the colors are slightly oversaturated, which leads to a somewhat gaudier picture in everyday use. We performed our measurements with the professional CalMAN software using the sRGB profile, where the color accuracy is already very good. So, together with the almost complete sRGB coverage, you can definitely edit some pictures. Our own calibration did not improve the representation, which is why we do not offer a corresponding profile for download.


343 cd/m²	330 cd/m²	341 cd/m²
332 cd/m²	339 cd/m²	331 cd/m²
342 cd/m²	339 cd/m²	340 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

LP125WX172403 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 343 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 337.4 cd/m² Minimum: 5.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 96 %
Center on Battery: 339 cd/m²
Contrast: 997:1 (Black: 0.34 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 0.9 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.94
ΔE Greyscale 1.5 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
66.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
64.5% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.23

	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 LP125WX172403, IPS, 1536x1024, 12.4"	Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry IPS, 2560x1600, 13.3"	Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Sharp SHP1548 LQ134N1, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.4"	Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE LEN133WUXGA, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3"	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 LP125WX112403, IPS, 1536x1024, 12.4"
Display		28%	6%	5%	-2%
Display P3 Coverage	64.5	98.6 53%	69 7%	69.9 8%	63.6 -1%
sRGB Coverage	96.9	100 3%	100 3%	99.5 3%	93.8 -3%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	66.6	85.9 29%	71 7%	70 5%	65 -2%
Response Times		39%	5%	66%	-30%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	36.7 ?(18.1, 18.6)	31 ?(14, 17) 16%	40 ?(20, 20) -9%	14 ?(1, 13) 62%	39 ?(20.9, 18.1) -6%
Response Time Black / White *	27.1 ?(16.2, 10.9)	26.1 ?(14.9, 11.2) 4%	22 ?(9, 13) 19%	8 ?(2, 6) 70%	26.9 ?(16, 10.9) 1%
PWM Frequency	60000 ?(100)	118000 ?(49, 155) 97%			9700 ?(50) -84%
Screen		-3%	-58%	-87%	-13%
Brightness middle	339	417 23%	466 37%	278 -18%	406 20%
Brightness	337	395 17%	442 31%	271 -20%	401 19%
Brightness Distribution	96	91 -5%	89 -7%	94 -2%	95 -1%
Black Level *	0.34	0.39 -15%	0.4 -18%	0.25 26%	0.41 -21%
Contrast	997	1069 7%	1165 17%	1112 12%	990 -1%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	0.9	1.12 -24%	3.03 -237%	3 -233%	1.8 -100%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	2.4	2.71 -13%	6.68 -178%	7.86 -228%	3.3 -38%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	1.5	1.7 -13%	3.12 -108%	5.04 -236%	1.2 20%
Gamma	2.23 ^99%	2207 ^0%	2.41 ^91%	2.46 ^89%	2.29 ^96%
CCT	6523 ^100%	6870 ^95%	6418 ^101%	6068 ^107%	6662 ^98%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *		0.77	2.34	0.62	1.3
Total Average (Program / Settings)		21% / 13%	-16% / -34%	-5% / -42%	-15% / -14%

* ... smaller is better

CalMAN Grayscale (Profile: sRGB)

CalMAN Saturation (Profile: sRGB)

CalMAN ColorChecker (Profile: sRGB)

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
27.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 16.2 ms rise
27.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 10.9 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 66 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.1 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
36.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 18.1 ms rise
36.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 18.6 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 48 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.1 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM detected

60000 Hz

≤ 100 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 60000 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 60000 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17204 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoors, the usability is limited due to the highly reflective touchscreen. However, the viewing angle stability is good.

Performance - Alder Lake Core i5

Microsoft now relies on last year's 12th generation Alder Lake Core i5-1235U. The successor Raptor Lake is already available, but it does not really offer more performance. 8 GB of RAM is installed as standard, but the upgrade to 16 GB RAM is available for 250 Euros (~$250).

The Core i5-1235U from the Alder Lake generation relies on a hybrid architecture with two fast performance and eight efficiency cores. In the Surface Laptop Go 3, the processor is allowed to consume 25 watts for a short time, but quickly drops to 20 and later to 15 watts. The performance is, therefore, better than in the predecessor. However, under permanent load, the two (as well as the XPS 13 9315) are very close to each other. The performance is definitely sufficient for simple things. However, the processor's power consumption is limited to 12 watts in battery mode, which is why the multi-core performance drops by more than 50% here.

Cinebench R15 Multi loop

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U: Ø635 (602.58-953.45)

Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1; Rosetta 2: Ø843 (817.01-1020.12)

Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U: Ø503 (482-513.59)

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U: Ø1419 (1265.06-1588.12)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø530 (512.05-672.11)

Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Subnotebook (1555 - 21812, n=60, last 2 years)	11836 Points +101%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	7409 (6401.39^min - 7409.31^max) Points +26%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	7286 Points +23%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (2485 - 9208, n=8)	6365 Points +8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	5902 Points
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	4402 Points -25%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	3948 Points -33%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Subnotebook (358 - 2001, n=60, last 2 years)	1662 Points +8%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (1444 - 1698, n=8)	1587 Points +4%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	1533 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	1496 Points -2%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	1335 Points -13%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1316 Points -14%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	1310 Points -15%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=56, last 2 years)	4601 Points +106%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	2849 Points +28%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (1783 - 3537, n=8)	2709 Points +21%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	2234 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	1863 Points -17%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	1653 Points -26%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1519 Points -32%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 790, n=56, last 2 years)	634 Points +6%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (566 - 651, n=8)	613 Points +3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	598 Points
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	533 Points -11%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	506 Points -15%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	469 Points -22%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	401 Points -33%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=62, last 2 years)	2009 Points +111%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	1588 (1265.06^min - 1588.12^max) Points +67%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (785 - 1587, n=8)	1125 Points +18%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	1020 (817^min - 1020^max) Points +7%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	953 (602.58^min - 953.45^max) Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	672 (512.05^min - 672.11^max) Points -29%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	514 (482^min - 513.59^max) Points -46%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 307, n=57, last 2 years)	248 Points +16%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	221 Points +3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	214 Points
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (151.5 - 242, n=8)	213 Points 0%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	208 Points -3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	193.7 Points -9%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	186.8 Points -13%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	840 Seconds * -43%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	710 Seconds * -21%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	588 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (366 - 662, n=8)	491 Seconds * +16%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	374 Seconds * +36%
Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=60, last 2 years)	355 Seconds * +40%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Subnotebook (11775 - 77867, n=53, last 2 years)	49673 MIPS +85%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	40263 MIPS +50%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	34614 MIPS +29%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (20166 - 38643, n=8)	30566 MIPS +14%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	26799 MIPS
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	20092 MIPS -25%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	18197 MIPS -32%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Subnotebook (2669 - 6403, n=55, last 2 years)	5477 MIPS +12%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	5441 MIPS +11%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	5222 MIPS +6%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (4371 - 5233, n=8)	5000 MIPS +2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	4908 MIPS
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4586 MIPS -7%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	3873 MIPS -21%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (2557 - 14728, n=56, last 2 years)	10175 Points +64%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	7578 Points +22%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	7423 Points +19%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (5528 - 8571, n=10)	6774 Points +9%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	6755 Points +9%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	6220 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4274 Points -31%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (621 - 2350, n=56, last 2 years)	1770 Points +13%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	1727 Points +10%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U	1640 Points +4%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	1572 Points
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (1426 - 1643, n=10)	1553 Points -1%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	1471 Points -6%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1348 Points -14%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=55, last 2 years)	13.1 fps +111%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	9.91 fps +60%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (4.99 - 9.43, n=8)	7.83 fps +26%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	6.2 fps
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4.94 fps -20%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	57.8 s * -11%
Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 220, n=55, last 2 years)	54.2 s * -4%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	52.1 s *
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (42.4 - 65.5, n=8)	50.3 s * +3%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	48.4 s * +7%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	12.88 s * +75%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1	0.732 sec * -35%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.653 sec * -20%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	0.543 sec * -0%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U	0.542 sec *
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (0.4986 - 0.603, n=8)	0.527 sec * +3%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.413 - 1.456, n=55, last 2 years)	0.52 sec * +4%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

953 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

62.2 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.8 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

214 Points

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Performance Rating
Average of class Subnotebook	93.7 pt
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	86.5 pt
Average Intel Core i5-1235U	52.8 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	45.3 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	44.7 pt
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	30.8 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Subnotebook (1141 - 32888, n=55, last 2 years)	12851 KRay/s +180%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	11322 KRay/s +147%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (3078 - 7457, n=8)	5618 KRay/s +22%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	5346 KRay/s +17%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4588 KRay/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2344 KRay/s -49%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	72772 Points +204%
Average of class Subnotebook (6838 - 123315, n=55, last 2 years)	61520 Points +157%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (15838 - 37760, n=8)	29359 Points +23%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	23945 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	22472 Points -6%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	11867 Points -50%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Subnotebook (444 - 5287, n=55, last 2 years)	2901 MB/s +134%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	2424 MB/s +96%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (978 - 2072, n=8)	1604 MB/s +30%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1460 MB/s +18%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1238 MB/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	772 MB/s -38%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	87356 Points +65%
Average of class Subnotebook (11579 - 115682, n=55, last 2 years)	82135 Points +55%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (45680 - 62404, n=8)	57047 Points +8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	52832 Points
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	50709 Points -4%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	39000 Points -26%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	10753 Points +219%
Average of class Subnotebook (744 - 18418, n=55, last 2 years)	8424 Points +150%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (3099 - 4644, n=8)	3958 Points +18%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3635 Points +8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3367 Points
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2857 Points -15%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	40080 Points +242%
Average of class Subnotebook (3366 - 65433, n=55, last 2 years)	31938 Points +173%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (8046 - 18819, n=8)	14550 Points +24%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	13695 Points +17%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	11719 Points
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6379 Points -46%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=55, last 2 years)	61729 MB/s +147%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	42697 MB/s +71%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (23386 - 67140, n=8)	35602 MB/s +43%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	28988 MB/s +16%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	24950 MB/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	18011 MB/s -28%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Subnotebook (166.9 - 1379, n=55, last 2 years)	757 MB/s +71%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	646 MB/s +46%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (329 - 633, n=8)	500 MB/s +13%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	443 MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	283 MB/s -36%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	270 MB/s -39%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Subnotebook (610 - 17495, n=55, last 2 years)	6668 KRay/s +184%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	5986 KRay/s +155%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (1670 - 3928, n=8)	3034 KRay/s +29%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2807 KRay/s +20%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2347 KRay/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1328 KRay/s -43%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Subnotebook (6569 - 53954, n=55, last 2 years)	39204 MPixel/s +16%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	33872 MPixel/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	33194 MPixel/s -2%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (15933 - 41909, n=8)	31677 MPixel/s -6%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	24133 MPixel/s -29%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	19414 MPixel/s -43%

System performance

Overall, the subjective performance is good, which is also due to the NVMe SSD. It is not one of the fastest, but it is sufficient for everyday use. In our latency test, however, the review sample with the current BIOS version shows limitations for using real-time audio applications.

PCMark 10 / Score
Average of class Subnotebook (4993 - 7788, n=48, last 2 years)	6424 Points +29%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	5285 Points +6%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (4528 - 5543, n=8)	5007 Points 0%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	4993 Points
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	4633 Points -7%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	4384 Points -12%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Average of class Subnotebook (9668 - 11331, n=48, last 2 years)	10529 Points +6%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	10084 Points +2%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (9143 - 11273, n=8)	9930 Points 0%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	9893 Points
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	9715 Points -2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	8995 Points -9%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average of class Subnotebook (6440 - 10623, n=48, last 2 years)	8590 Points +33%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	8443 Points +31%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (6440 - 7354, n=8)	6708 Points +4%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	6455 Points 0%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	6440 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	6213 Points -4%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average of class Subnotebook (5305 - 10983, n=48, last 2 years)	8033 Points +51%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	5305 Points
Average Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (4220 - 5839, n=8)	5129 Points -3%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	4705 Points -11%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	4305 Points -19%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	4093 Points -23%

CrossMark / Overall
Average of class Subnotebook (365 - 1971, n=55, last 2 years)	1575 Points +22%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (983 - 1644, n=8)	1383 Points +7%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1 7-Core GPU, M1, Apple SSD AP0256Q	1355 Points +5%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1321 Points +2%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	1312 Points +1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1295 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1154 Points -11%

CrossMark / Productivity
Average of class Subnotebook (364 - 1875, n=55, last 2 years)	1520 Points +17%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1026 - 1676, n=8)	1378 Points +6%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1335 Points +3%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	1307 Points +1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1300 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1 7-Core GPU, M1, Apple SSD AP0256Q	1274 Points -2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1180 Points -9%

CrossMark / Creativity
Average of class Subnotebook (385 - 2210, n=55, last 2 years)	1722 Points +25%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1 7-Core GPU, M1, Apple SSD AP0256Q	1593 Points +15%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1032 - 1618, n=8)	1445 Points +5%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1396 Points +1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1382 Points
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	1361 Points -2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1177 Points -15%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Average of class Subnotebook (312 - 1899, n=55, last 2 years)	1352 Points +28%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (746 - 1867, n=8)	1241 Points +18%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	1191 Points +13%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1086 Points +3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1054 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1014 Points -4%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1 7-Core GPU, M1, Apple SSD AP0256Q	1004 Points -5%

PCMark 10 Score		4993 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Subnotebook (14916 - 108756, n=55, last 2 years)	68406 MB/s +17%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	58632 MB/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	53116 MB/s -9%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	53093 MB/s -9%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (24653 - 61921, n=8)	49493 MB/s -16%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	42732 MB/s -27%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	66108 MB/s
Average of class Subnotebook (15948 - 122210, n=55, last 2 years)	65936 MB/s 0%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	60435 MB/s -9%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	54405 MB/s -18%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (24441 - 66108, n=8)	51759 MB/s -22%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	39278 MB/s -41%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	75808 MB/s
Average of class Subnotebook (16513 - 112837, n=55, last 2 years)	70623 MB/s -7%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	61706 MB/s -19%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	58060 MB/s -23%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (25156 - 75808, n=8)	52813 MB/s -30%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	40196 MB/s -47%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	110.6 ns * -12%
Average of class Subnotebook (7.4 - 187.8, n=55, last 2 years)	107.5 ns * -9%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	98.7 ns *
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	98.6 ns * -0%
Average Intel Core i5-1235U (76.3 - 119, n=8)	82.8 ns * +16%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1230U, Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	6204 μs * -177%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	2243.5 μs *
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1402 μs * +38%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1224.3 μs * +45%

* ... smaller is better

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 2876 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1988 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 422 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 319 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 53.7 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 123.5 MB/s

CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 301 MB/s

CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 551 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Subnotebook	84.1 pt
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	82.8 pt
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	58.7 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	56.4 pt
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	52.6 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	48.5 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Subnotebook (38.2 - 4501, n=55, last 2 years)	2969 MB/s +33%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	2574 (2756.5^min - 2781.24^max) MB/s +15%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (2229 - 2432, n=2)	2331 MB/s +5%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	2229 (2204.74^min - 2228.64^max) MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1733 (1685.29^min - 1733.41^max) MB/s -22%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	1674 (1305.8^min - 1673.54^max) MB/s -25%
seq write
Average of class Subnotebook (38.2 - 5344, n=55, last 2 years)	2962 MB/s +90%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	2718 (2573.82^min - 2597.37^max) MB/s +74%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (1563 - 1872, n=2)	1718 MB/s +10%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1563 (1336.1^min - 1563.45^max) MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1283 (1167.69^min - 1283.04^max) MB/s -18%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	153.3 (51.07^min - 153.3^max) MB/s -90%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 7155, n=55, last 2 years)	5124 MB/s +109%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	3717 (3356.07^min - 3728.85^max) MB/s +52%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	3475 MB/s +42%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	2450 (2190.27^min - 2450.03^max) MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	2347 (2059.33^min - 2347.42^max) MB/s -4%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (2057 - 2450, n=2)	2254 MB/s -8%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Subnotebook (38.2 - 6810, n=55, last 2 years)	4018 MB/s +115%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	3077 (3209.06^min - 3220.18^max) MB/s +65%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (1865 - 1972, n=2)	1919 MB/s +3%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1865 (1551.68^min - 1864.62^max) MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1575 (1464.65^min - 1574.75^max) MB/s -16%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	60 (36.21^min - 59.98^max) MB/s -97%
4k q1 t1 read
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	64.4 (63.16^min - 64.44^max) MB/s
Average of class Subnotebook (8.27 - 88.6, n=55, last 2 years)	61.8 MB/s -4%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (54.7 - 64.4, n=2)	59.6 MB/s -7%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	54.7 (53.72^min - 54.65^max) MB/s -15%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	54 (56.47^min - 57^max) MB/s -16%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	49.1 (47.25^min - 49.08^max) MB/s -24%
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Subnotebook (12 - 360, n=55, last 2 years)	161.8 MB/s +33%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (121.4 - 187.2, n=2)	154.3 MB/s +27%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	130.5 (125.43^min - 130.5^max) MB/s +7%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	123.4 (113.69^min - 120.08^max) MB/s +2%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	122.9 (48.29^min - 122.86^max) MB/s +1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	121.4 (106.12^min - 121.39^max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 read
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1942 (1938.03^min - 1946.49^max) MB/s +253%
Average of class Subnotebook (11.1 - 4286, n=55, last 2 years)	1323 MB/s +141%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (550 - 1657, n=2)	1104 MB/s +101%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	660 (650.99^min - 659.77^max) MB/s +20%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	550 (540.1^min - 549.58^max) MB/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	360 (359.2^min - 360.37^max) MB/s -35%
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	2123 (1682.73^min - 1790.55^max) MB/s +637%
Average of class Subnotebook (14.2 - 4189, n=55, last 2 years)	924 MB/s +221%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (288 - 493, n=2)	391 MB/s +36%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	355 (303.76^min - 354.58^max) MB/s +23%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	288 (225.96^min - 288.41^max) MB/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	157 (49.71^min - 157^max) MB/s -45%

AS SSD
Score Total
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	5159 Points +92%
Average of class Subnotebook (515 - 8892, n=54, last 2 years)	4490 Points +67%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	3058 Points +14%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (2683 - 3271, n=2)	2977 Points +11%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	2683 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	2398 Points -11%
Score Read
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1905 Points +144%
Average of class Subnotebook (246 - 3307, n=54, last 2 years)	1425 Points +83%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (780 - 1663, n=2)	1222 Points +57%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	964 Points +24%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	907 Points +16%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	780 Points
Score Write
Average of class Subnotebook (153 - 4469, n=54, last 2 years)	2392 Points +59%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	2290 Points +52%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	1741 Points +16%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1506 Points
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (795 - 1506, n=2)	1151 Points -24%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	983 Points -35%
Seq Read
Average of class Subnotebook (448 - 5525, n=54, last 2 years)	4008 MB/s +111%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	3117 MB/s +64%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	2805 MB/s +47%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (1903 - 2763, n=2)	2333 MB/s +23%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	1942 MB/s +2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1903 MB/s
Seq Write
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	2870 MB/s +102%
Average of class Subnotebook (99 - 4961, n=54, last 2 years)	2649 MB/s +87%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (1420 - 1889, n=2)	1655 MB/s +17%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1420 MB/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	1310 MB/s -8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	777 MB/s -45%
4K Read
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	61.6 MB/s
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	61 MB/s -1%
Average of class Subnotebook (19.8 - 96.2, n=54, last 2 years)	59 MB/s -4%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (51.2 - 61.6, n=2)	56.4 MB/s -8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	54.67 MB/s -11%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	49.1 MB/s -20%
4K Write
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	220 MB/s +27%
Average of class Subnotebook (37.4 - 256, n=54, last 2 years)	177.2 MB/s +2%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	173.8 MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	165.43 MB/s -5%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (77 - 173.8, n=2)	125.4 MB/s -28%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	108.1 MB/s -38%
4K-64 Read
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1544 MB/s +192%
Average of class Subnotebook (181.8 - 2682, n=54, last 2 years)	965 MB/s +83%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (528 - 1335, n=2)	932 MB/s +77%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	715.5 MB/s +36%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	565 MB/s +7%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	528 MB/s
4K-64 Write
Average of class Subnotebook (105.9 - 3905, n=54, last 2 years)	1946 MB/s +64%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	1895 MB/s +59%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	1389 MB/s +17%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	1190 MB/s
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (529 - 1190, n=2)	860 MB/s -28%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	739.5 MB/s -38%
Access Time Read
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	0.093 ms * -24%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (0.075 - 0.11, n=2)	0.0925 ms * -23%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	0.087 ms * -16%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	0.075 ms *
Average of class Subnotebook (0.02 - 0.167, n=54, last 2 years)	0.0545 ms * +27%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	0.041 ms * +45%
Access Time Write
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe	0.171 ms * -643%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.017 - 0.352, n=54, last 2 years)	0.07494 ms * -226%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101	0.035 ms * -52%
Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G (0.023 - 0.032, n=2)	0.0275 ms * -20%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS256G	0.023 ms *
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Micron 3460 256 GB Soldered	0.02 ms * +13%

* ... smaller is better

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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3: Ø2458 (2266.39-2690.23)

Nothing has changed in terms of graphics performance, as the integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7 with 80 EUs takes care of the graphics calculations. Thus, the overall performance remains at a very low level. Playing high-resolution videos works smoothly thanks to the video decoder, but the compact subnotebook quickly reaches its limits when gaming. Even at low resolutions, you usually have to make do with the minimum details. The performance is about 30% lower on battery power.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Subnotebook (968 - 16904, n=52, last 2 years)	9784 Points +91%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	5656 Points +10%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (2246 - 6477, n=109)	5179 Points +1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	5131 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	4162 Points -19%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1230U	3847 Points -25%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (832 - 12349, n=56, last 2 years)	6992 Points +63%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	4293 Points
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	4147 Points -3%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1560 - 5305, n=111)	3794 Points -12%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3474 Points -19%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1230U	3247 Points -24%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (999 - 4773, n=57, last 2 years)	2554 Points +107%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	1283 Points +4%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	1232 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (561 - 1511, n=108)	1172 Points -5%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1008 Points -18%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1230U	945 Points -23%
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Average of class Subnotebook (2798 - 9340, n=26, last 2 years)	6047 Points +116%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1 7-Core GPU, Apple M1	4515 Points +61%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	2798 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	2438 Points -13%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1257 - 3190, n=14)	2381 Points -15%

3DMark 11 Performance		5282 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3938 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1371 points
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... in comparison

Blender: v3.3 Classroom METAL | v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD | v3.3 Classroom CPU

Blender / v3.3 Classroom METAL
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1 7-Core GPU, Apple M1	956 Seconds *
Average of class Subnotebook (129 - 237, n=3, last 2 years)	166.7 Seconds *

Blender / v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	634 Seconds *
Average of class Subnotebook (302 - 548, n=5, last 2 years)	379 Seconds *

Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1548 Seconds * -37%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	1127 Seconds *
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple M1 7-Core GPU, Apple M1	964 Seconds * +14%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (463 - 3047, n=50)	932 Seconds * +17%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	648 Seconds * +43%
Average of class Subnotebook (241 - 1127, n=57, last 2 years)	551 Seconds * +51%

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Subnotebook	100 pt
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	64.4 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 ^-3! Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	55.7 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	54 pt
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U ^-4! Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	29.2 pt

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Subnotebook (8.5 - 44.2, n=55, last 2 years)	22.2 fps +126%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	13 fps +32%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	9.83 (8^min, 9^P1) fps
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	8 fps -19%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Average of class Subnotebook (7.81 - 67.5, n=52, last 2 years)	20.2 fps +141%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	12.3 (1.009^min, 8.2^P1) fps +47%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	8.38 (3.96^min, 4.9^P1) fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Average of class Subnotebook (11.9 - 50.1, n=58, last 2 years)	23.5 fps +97%
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 83B2001SGE AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	12.9 fps +8%
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	11.9 fps
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 Core i5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	8.19 fps -31%
Dell XPS 13 9315, i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	5.24 fps -56%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average of class Subnotebook (