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Microsoft Surface Go 2, m3-8100Y

Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review: Compact Convertible gets a bigger screen by Andreas Osthoff
#795 Intel Core m3-8100Y
#728 Intel UHD Graphics 615
8192 MB
128 GB
SSD
10.50-inch
1920x1280
790 g
245 x 175 x 8.3
27 Wh
800 Euro

Specifications

Microsoft Surface Go 2, m3-8100Y (Surface Go 2 Series)
Processor
Intel Core m3-8100Y 2 x 1.1 - 3.4 GHz, Amber Lake-Y
Graphics adapter
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Memory
8 GB 
, LPDDR3-1866, Dual-Channel, on-Board
Display
10.50 inch 3:2, 1920 x 1280 pixel 220 PPI, 10-Point Capacitive, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, native pen support, NV105WAM-N31, IPS, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, glossy: yes, detachable screen, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Kaby Lake-Y + iHDCP 2.2 Premium PCH
Storage
Toshiba KBG30ZPZ128G, 128 GB 
, 77 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Kaby Lake-U/Y PCH - High Definition Audio
Connections
1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 DisplayPort, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: microSD, NFC, Sensors: Light sensor, acceleration sensor, gyroscope
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.0, Snapdragon X16 LTE, LTE
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 8.3 x 245 x 175 ( = 0.33 x 9.65 x 6.89 in)
Battery
27 Wh Lithium-Ion, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 9.5 h
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Primary Camera: 8 MPix
Secondary Camera: 5 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 24W PSU, 12 Months Warranty, fanless
Weight
790 g ( = 27.87 oz / 1.74 pounds), Power Supply: 154 g ( = 5.43 oz / 0.34 pounds)
Price
800 Euro

 

414
cd/m²		401
cd/m²		390
cd/m²
424
cd/m²		404
cd/m²		406
cd/m²
411
cd/m²		374
cd/m²		398
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
NV105WAM-N31 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 424 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 402.4 cd/m² Minimum: 6.8 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 403 cd/m²
Contrast: 1443:1 (Black: 0.28 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 0.7 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.7
ΔE Greyscale 1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
99.7% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
64.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
70.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
68.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.15
ERROR no Specs ID specified in element or header and also no heat ID found in element
No Loudness Data found for specs ID 316421
Warning: No power consumption data found
Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 83)
6h 47min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 83)
5h 15min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
9h 02min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 55min

Microsoft Surface Go 2, m3-8100Y - 12/28/2020 v7
Redaktion

Chassis
83 / 98 → 84%
Keyboard
80%
Pointing Device
89%
Connectivity
57 / 75 → 76%
Weight
78 / 20-75 → 100%
Battery
76%
Display
89%
Games Performance
29 / 78 → 37%
Application Performance
73 / 85 → 86%
Temperature
90%
Noise
100%
Audio
52 / 91 → 58%
Camera
46 / 85 → 55%
Average
73%
85%
Convertible - Weighted Average

Pros

+sturdy chassis
+display with accurate colors
+Wi-Fi 6 & microSD
+silent operation
+optional LTE
 

Cons

-low performance & throttling under load
-PWM flickering
-mediocre battery runtime
-only 1x USB-C
AS SSD Copy Game MB/s: 596 MB/s
AS SSD Copy Program MB/s: 289.5 MB/s
AS SSD Copy ISO MB/s: 649 MB/s
AS SSD Score Total: 3179 Points
AS SSD Score Write: 578 Points
AS SSD Score Read: 1747 Points
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.179 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.096 ms*
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 421.8 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 1570 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Write: 108.3 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Read: 45.54 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 477 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Read: 1313 MB/s
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 121 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 247 Points
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 97.8 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 35.8 fps
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 1260 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 3665 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 1378 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 1504 Points
3DMark Time Spy CPU: 1248 Points
3DMark Time Spy Graphics: 259 Points
3DMark Time Spy Score: 293 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Combined: 264 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 3577 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 866 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 764 Points
3DMark Sky Diver Stress Test: 89.2 %
3DMark Sky Diver Physics: 3439 Points
3DMark Sky Diver Graphics: 2807 Points
3DMark Sky Diver Score: 2860 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 2460 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 6564 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 4759 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics: 34742 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score: 71199 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Score: 57735 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Physics: 29630 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Graphics: 43090 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score: 39138 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 1314 ms*
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 100.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 51.1 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq: 801 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq: 1209 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 270.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 307.2 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 853 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1776 MB/s
AIDA64 Memory Write: 27955 MB/s
AIDA64 Memory Read: 26573 MB/s
AIDA64 FP32 Ray-Trace: 2181 KRay/s
AIDA64 FPU Julia: 9970 Points
AIDA64 CPU SHA3: 519 MB/s
AIDA64 CPU Queen: 18058 Points
AIDA64 FPU SinJulia: 1622 Points
AIDA64 FPU Mandel: 5123 Points
AIDA64 CPU AES: 6139 MB/s
AIDA64 CPU ZLib: 119 MB/s
AIDA64 FP64 Ray-Trace: 1027 KRay/s
AIDA64 CPU PhotoWorxx: 14007 MPixel/s
AIDA64 Memory Latency: 75.5 ns*
AIDA64 Memory Copy: 26621 MB/s
WebXPRT 3 Overall: 134 Points
DiskSpd 4k q1 t1 write: 105 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q1 t1 read: 49.3 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q32 t16 write: 254 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q32 t16 read: 565 MB/s
DiskSpd seq write: 803 MB/s
DiskSpd seq read: 1196 MB/s
DiskSpd seq q8 t1 write: 847 MB/s
DiskSpd seq q8 t1 read: 1616 MB/s
DiskSpd loop seq q8 t1 read: 1772 MB/s
Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core): 298 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core): 527 Points
Geekbench 5.5 Vulkan Score 5.1: 3969
Geekbench 5.5 OpenCL Score 5.1: 4611
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core: 1615
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core: 882
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95: 1738 μs*
LibreOffice 20 Documents To PDF: 85.4 s*
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 4044 Points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2: 3721 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 3110 Points
PCMark 10 Digital Content Creation: 1909 Points
PCMark 10 Productivity: 4972 Points
PCMark 10 Essentials: 6806 Points
PCMark 10 Score: 2876 Points
Blender v2.79 BMW27 CPU: 1893 Seconds*
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4: 7554 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4 -mmt1: 3282 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 4k Preset: 1.96 fps
R Benchmark 2.5 Overall mean: 0.942 sec*
X-Plane 11.11 high (fps_test=3): 7.69 fps
X-Plane 11.11 med (fps_test=2): 8.22 fps
X-Plane 11.11 low (fps_test=1): 10.2 fps
Far Cry 5 Low Preset: 6 fps
BioShock Infinite Medium Preset: 23.6 fps
BioShock Infinite Very Low Preset: 41.6 fps
The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 9.5 fps
Dota 2 Reborn ultra (3/3) best looking: 11.3 fps
Dota 2 Reborn high (2/3): 12.1 fps
Dota 2 Reborn med (1/3): 25.9 fps
Dota 2 Reborn min (0/3) fastest: 52 fps
SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 78.6 MB/s
SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 86.3 MB/s
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 407 min
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness: 315 min
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 37.2 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 22.8 ms*
Response Times PWM Frequency: 962 Hz
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 69.9 dB(A)
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 1498 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 781 MBit/s
Camera Testchart perfect light: 0
Camera ColorChecker Passport perfect light DeltaE: 8.1 DeltaE*
Display Display P3 Coverage: 68.7 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 100 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 70.1 %
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)