Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 Review - Multimedia Convertible with faster components
Microsoft launched the Surface Laptop Studio in the beginning of 2022 as successor to the Surface Book. Thanks to its folding mechanism the multimedia laptop can be used as a regular laptop or a tablet, and there is even a special presentation mode. The biggest issue of the first generation was the rather slow quad-core processor from Intel. Microsoft fixed that for the second generation and now uses the Raptor Lake Core i7-13700H CPU combined with modern Nvidia GPUs all the way up to the professional RTX 2000 ADA. The manufacturer also includes a dedicated AI chip, which is supposed to accelerate new Windows functions like the Copilot.
The new Surface Laptop Studio 2 starts at $1999 with the Core i7-13700H, 16 GB RAM as well as a 512 GB SSD, but no Nvidia GPU. Our review unit is the version with the GeForce RTX 4060, which is automatically combined with a 1 TB SSD as well as 64 GB RAM for $3299. The current models are pretty limited in terms of SSD and RAM capacity. The following table shows the available models right now:
| CPU | Core i7-13700H | Core i7-13700H | Core i7-13700H | Core i7-13700H | Core i7-13700H | Core i7-13700H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop | Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop |
| Display | 14.4-inch PixelSense Flow 120 Hz | 14.4-inch PixelSense Flow 120 Hz | 14.4-inch PixelSense Flow 120 Hz | 14.4-inch PixelSense Flow 120 Hz | 14.4-inch PixelSense Flow 120 Hz | 14.4-inch PixelSense Flow 120 Hz |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| SSD | 512 GB | 512 GB | 1 TB | 1 TB | 1 TB | 2 TB |
| Price | $1999 | $2399 | $2799 | $3299 | $3599 | $3699 |
According to Microsoft, the device is primarily targeted at content creators, but this can be said about many models in the 14-inch segment that are categorized as multimedia or gaming laptops. The latter often offer faster components in combination with very good screens (OLED, Mini-LED).
Potential Rivals
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85.5 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2023 | Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 22 mm | 14.40" | 2400x1600 | |
| 93.9 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2023 | Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro M2 Pro, M2 Pro 19-Core GPU | 1.6 kg | 15.5 mm | 14.20" | 3024x1964 | |
| 89.8 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2023 | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 i7-13705H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 17.6 mm | 14.50" | 3072x1920 | |
| 89.3 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2023 | Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.50" | 2880x1800 | |
| 87 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2023 | Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 21 mm | 14.50" | 2880x1800 | |
| 90 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2023 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY R9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 20.5 mm | 14.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 87.7 % v7 (old) | 09 / 2023 | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 R7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 1.7 kg | 20.79 mm | 14.50" | 2880x1600 |
Case - Anodized aluminum and foldable display
The chassis design did not change compared to the first-generation Surface Laptop Studio. The base unit consists of two levels and the upper deck with the keyboard is wider on all sides, so the device appears sleeker than it actually is with 15 mm. Microsoft uses anodized aluminum and both the stability as well as the build quality are excellent. The display bezels are still very wide at ~1 cm, which does not appear very modern.
The highlight is still the foldable display with a secondary hinge at the back of the screen. In addition to the regular laptop use, you can put the display on the base unit with a slight angle, which can be useful for touch inputs. It is also possible to use it as a regular tablet, but there are handling issues like the high weight and the sharp edges of the base unit. There is another mode where the display is put on the area between the clickpad and the keyboard. The clickpad is still accessible and you can obviously still use the touchscreen. This mode is best suited for media playback or gaming with a gamepad.
One of the biggest issues with the chassis is still the lack of maintenance options for users. There are no visible screws (they are hidden underneath the glued rubber feet), which you cannot even clean the fans or upgrade the M.2-2280 SSD. RAM and other components are soldered.
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 is among the largest devices within our comparison group, even though the differences in terms of footprint are not huge. However, the review unit is also the thickest device here and this is noticeable. It is also much heavier than the rivals at 2 kg sharp. The new 127W PSU with the Surface connector tips the scale at around 450 grams.
Connectivity - Microsoft includes more ports
The port situation was one of our criticisms on the first-gen Surface Laptop Studio and it seems like Microsoft listened. In addition to the USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4 as well as the Surface Connect port, customers now also get a regular USB-A port as well as a microSD-card reader. We still think the Surface Connect port is a bit cumbersome, but Microsoft is at least sticking to it and continues to offer accessories.
SD Card Reader
The right side now accommodates a microSD-card reader with a spring mechanism. Inserted cards only protrude slightly, so you could leave the card inserted for longer periods. Combined with our reference card (Angelbird AV Pro V60) we measure high transfer rates of 190 MB/s.
Communication
Microsoft uses a modern Wi-Fi 6E module from Intel (AX210), which also supports modern 6 GHz networks as well as Bluetooth 5.3. The transfer rates are good, but could be even better in terms of sending data. However, this is not really noticeable in practice.
| Networking | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Webcam
The quality of the 1080p webcam is decent in good lighting conditions, but the Surface Pro models are quipped with much better cameras. Microsoft now uses a wide-angle lens, which results in heavy distortions when you get to close to the lens (see test chart picture below). The camera supports studio effects like soft focus, automatic framing and eye contact, which works well. You can also use facial recognition via Windows Hello thanks to an IR module.
Input Devices - Surface Pen with haptic feedback
The keyboard is unchanged from the previous model. The keys are dark grey and easy to see and there is also a three-stage background illumination for darker environments, even though it cannot automatically be turned on via sensor. The keyboard itself offers a comfortable typing experience with sufficient travel, so longer texts are no problem.
Similar to Apple’s MacBooks, the Surface Laptop Studio 2 uses a so-called Precision Haptic Touchpad, which means there are no movable parts. Instead, the feedback while clicking is provided by vibration. This means the click experience is always identical everywhere on the pad, but you can also deactivate the haptic feedback if you prefer it. We had no issues with the pad at all and the occasional sensitivity issues we experienced with the first-gen model were no problem here.
This time we had the chance to the Slim Pen 2 as well (optional accessory for ~$100), which is attached magnetically at the front of the chassis. The pen supports haptic feedback in compatible apps (like Whiteboard or Journal). The harder you press the pen onto the touchscreen, the stronger the vibration and therefore the perceptible resistance. If you only glide it gently across the surface, however, there is no haptic feedback. All in all, the pen inputs work very well and we had no issues with wrong inputs, even during more comprehensive notes. The capacitive touchscreen also works really well.
Display - 120 Hz and HDR, but only sRGB
The 14.4-inch screen did not change. It still offers the 2400 x 1600 resolution with a 3:2 aspect ratio as well as a very glossy surface, which can also be an issue indoors. The subjective picture quality is excellent with very sharp contents and rich colors. Thanks to the higher frequency of 120 Hz, movements are very smooth and there are no major issues with ghosting, even though the response times are pretty slow.
Microsoft advertises a brightness of 500 nits for SDR contents and our own measurements confirm that (up to 529 nits & 503 nits on average). The black value is pretty low at 0.26, which results in an excellent maximum contrast ratio of almost 2000:1.
The peak brightness in HDR mode is rated at 650 nits and this behavior is common for OLED and Mini-LED panels, but it is pretty unusual for IPS screens. We measured up to 647 nits and can confirm the claim. Only the Mini-LED screen of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (up to 1600 nits) has a significant advantage in this respect. The HDR implementation of Windows is still an issue since it has to be activated manually (which results in a black screen for a second) and the color management does not work properly, either. Apple’s implementation in macOS is just superior.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 501 cd/m²
Contrast: 1965:1 (Black: 0.26 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 0.5 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91
ΔE Greyscale 0.8 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
68.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
66.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.19
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 LQ144P1JX01, IPS, 2400x1600, 14.4" | Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro Mini-LED, 3024x1964, 14.2" | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 CSOT T3 MNE507HZ2-1, Mini-LED, 3072x1920, 14.5" | Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI SDC4190, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.5" | Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W ATNA45AF04-0 , OLED, 2880x1800, 14.5" | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY B140QAN06.S, Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 14" | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 Samsung SDC ATNA45AF02-2, OLED, 2880x1600, 14.5" | Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti LQ144P1JX01, IPS, 2400x1600, 14.4" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 49% | 27% | 31% | 30% | 29% | 30% | 12% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 66.7 | 99.2 49% | 92 38% | 99.6 49% | 99.91 50% | 99.6 49% | 99.9 50% | 80.6 21% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99 | 99.7 1% | 100 1% | 100 1% | 100 1% | 100 1% | 99.9 1% | |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 68.9 | 96.9 41% | 97.5 42% | 95.35 38% | 93.4 36% | 96.5 40% | 78.5 14% | |
| Response Times | 21% | 28% | 32% | 31% | 27% | 32% | -6% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 77.6 ? | 35.2 ? 55% | 12.7 ? 84% | 0.67 ? 99% | 2 ? 97% | 17.2 ? 78% | 0.79 ? 99% | 58.4 ? 25% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 34.3 ? | 26.4 ? 23% | 11.4 ? 67% | 0.9 ? 97% | 2 ? 94% | 9.9 ? 71% | 1.01 ? 97% | 24 ? 30% |
| PWM Frequency | 17600 ? | 14880 ? -15% | 6000 ? -66% | 240 -99% | 240 -99% | 5430 -69% | 240.5 ? -99% | 5000 ? -72% |
| Screen | 110% | -169% | -28% | 1014% | -60% | -228% | -58% | |
| Brightness middle | 511 | 500 -2% | 670 31% | 356 -30% | 340 -33% | 535 5% | 377.5 -26% | 497 -3% |
| Brightness | 503 | 489 -3% | 680 35% | 358 -29% | 340 -32% | 563 12% | 381 -24% | 491 -2% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 94 6% | 89 0% | 99 11% | 99 11% | 91 2% | 97 9% | 92 3% |
| Black Level * | 0.26 | 0.02 92% | 0.19 27% | 0.002 99% | 0.29 -12% | |||
| Contrast | 1965 | 25000 1172% | 3526 79% | 170000 8551% | 1714 -13% | |||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 0.5 | 1.2 -140% | 4 -700% | 0.8 -60% | 1.76 -252% | 1 -100% | 4.19 -738% | 1.2 -140% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 1.1 | 2.6 -136% | 4.5 -309% | 1.6 -45% | 3.2 -191% | 2.8 -155% | 7.02 -538% | 2.8 -155% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 0.8 | 1.7 -113% | 4.9 -513% | 0.9 -13% | 1.16 -45% | 1.8 -125% | 1.2 -50% | 1.9 -138% |
| Gamma | 2.19 100% | 2.24 98% | 2.22 99% | 2.19 100% | 2.43 91% | 2.24 98% | 2.22 99% | 2.14 103% |
| CCT | 6650 98% | 6791 96% | 5735 113% | 6590 99% | 6418 101% | 6337 103% | 6296 103% | 6821 95% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.3 | 1.62 | 0.81 | 0.8 | ||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 60% /
82% | -38% /
-85% | 12% /
2% | 358% /
592% | -1% /
-16% | -55% /
-98% | -17% /
-32% |
* ... smaller is better
Microsoft ships the Surface Laptop Studio 2 with two color profiles for SDR contents: Vivid and sRGB. The Vivid profile is active by default and the colors are a bit oversaturated, but the accuracy is still okay. We checked both profiles with the professional CalMAN software and the sRGB profile is extremely well calibrated without any color deviations. If you want to edit pictures or videos, you should definitely select the sRGB profile. However, this brings us to one of the biggest issues, because the screen only covers the small sRGB gamut, which is a pretty big drawback considering the price. By the way, we were not able to improve the color accuracy even further with our own calibration, so we do not offer a profile at this point.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 34.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7.7 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 26.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 91 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 77.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 35.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 42.2 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. » 99 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 17600 Hz | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 17600 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 17600 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 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
The PWM behavior changed compared to last year’s model and we can now measure flickering at full brightness. However, the frequency is very high at 17 kHz, so there should not be any issues.
The brightness is good, but you have to avoid reflections on the glossy touchscreen when you want to use it outdoors. The viewing angle stability of the IPS screen is very good.
Performance - Raptor Lake and ADA-Lovelace
Review Settings
As per usual for Microsoft devices, you only get the Windows power profiles, but they have different names compared to other Windows devices. Users can choose between Recommended, Better Performance as well as Best Performance. We listed the corresponding TDP/TGP values in the following table. Our measurements and benchmarks were performed with the profile Best Performance, but you can easily use the Recommended profile for everyday tasks.
| CPU load | GPU load | Stress test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended | 35 Watts | 60 Watts | CPU: 16 Watts GPU: 32 Watts |
| Better Performance | 45 -> 35 Watts | 70 Watts | CPU: 18 Watts GPU: 37 Watts |
| Best Performance | 82 -> 50 Watts | 80 Watts | CPU: 23 Watts GPU: 57 Watts |
Processor - Core i7-13700H
Microsoft replaced the Tiger Lake processor Core i7-11370H (four cores) by the current Raptor Lake Core i7-13700H, which uses a hybrid architecture with six performance and eight efficiency cores, so it can execute up to 20 threads simultaneously. The 45W processor can consume up to 82 Watts for a brief period and then levels off at 52 Watts.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
The advantage over the old Surface Laptop Studio is huge (+150% in multi-core tests) and the single-core performance is also very good, but the chip cannot maintain the performance for very long as seen in our Cinebench R15 Multi loop. It even drops to the level of the Apple M2 Pro (where Cinebench R15 is emulated, which costs performance). Competitors with AMD processor offer better and more stable performance figures.
The performance drops even further on battery power since the consumption is limited to 55/40 Watts. This does not affect the single-core performance, but the multi-core performance is around 18 % lower. More CPU benchmarks are available in our tech section.
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 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6936 - 30789, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (5890 - 20034, n=28) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1323 - 1914, n=28) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Average of class Multimedia (878 - 2290, n=94, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (2322 - 7674, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2681 - 11768, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (508 - 741, n=28) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (341 - 853, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (905 - 2982, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1252 - 4774, n=94, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (213 - 278, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (99.6 - 323, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Average of class Multimedia (107 - 502, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (169 - 555, n=28) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (27322 - 76344, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (30592 - 121228, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4825 - 6238, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3398 - 7545, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4990 - 23059, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (6165 - 14215, n=28) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (891 - 2555, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1362 - 1919, n=28) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (6.72 - 21.2, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (5.26 - 30.5, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.7 - 146.7, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (31.3 - 62.4, n=28) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.3604 - 0.947, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (0.4308 - 0.607, n=28) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4906 - 36957, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4986 - 18908, n=28) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (14528 - 147248, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (25360 - 92359, n=28) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1529 - 6698, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1339 - 4224, n=28) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (68763 - 107159, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (21547 - 141074, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1240 - 19021, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4800 - 11050, n=28) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Average of class Multimedia (9903 - 75780, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (12321 - 45118, n=28) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (28769 - 151254, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (31432 - 169946, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (389 - 1215, n=28) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (454 - 1973, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2738 - 20608, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (2540 - 10135, n=28) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7419 - 53918, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (12872 - 52727, n=28) | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
System Performance
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 is a very responsive device, but this is hardly a surprise considering the powerful components. It also performs well in the synthetic benchmarks and we did not notice any issues during our review period.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (7157 - 7661, n=5) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4542 - 8670, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (10179 - 11200, n=5) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8480 - 12420, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (8238 - 10249, n=5) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6089 - 10742, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (10308 - 11862, n=5) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3651 - 13548, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (978 - 2255, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1629 - 1849, n=5) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1561 - 1743, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (913 - 2064, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1054 - 2795, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1691 - 2064, n=5) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (1381 - 1656, n=5) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Average of class Multimedia (869 - 2171, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023 M2 Pro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 7351 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20549 - 104459, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (24334 - 78081, n=28) | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (22917 - 125604, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (23681 - 79656, n=28) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20226 - 117933, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (22986 - 99898, n=28) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7 - 346, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13700H (82.4 - 136.8, n=28) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
Our standardized latency test (web browsing, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load) shows massive limitations for the review unit with the current BIOS version if you want to use real-time audio applications.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14APH8 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED UX6404VI | |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9-14IRP G8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402XY | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Microsoft uses M.2-2280 PCIe-4.0 SSDs for the Surface Laptop Studio 2. Our unit is equipped with the 1 TB version of the Kioxia XG8, which leaves a good impression with transfer rates of up to 7 GB/s. The performance is also stable during longer workloads. You can use 863 GB for your own apps and files after the initial set-up. More SSD benchmarks are listed here.
