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Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3

Microsoft Surface Go 3 in review - The compact convertible now with Windows 11 by Andreas Osthoff
#718 Intel Core i3-10100Y
#728 Intel UHD Graphics 615
8192 MB
128 GB
SSD
10.50-inch
1920x1280
783 g
245 x 175 x 8.3
28 Wh
810 Euro

Specifications

Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3
Processor
Intel Core i3-10100Y 2 x 1.3 - 3.9 GHz, Amber Lake-Y
Graphics adapter
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Memory
8 GB 
, LPDDR3-1866, Dual-Channel, onboard
Display
10.50 inch 3:2, 1920 x 1280 pixel 220 PPI, 10-Point Capacitive, native pen support, NV105WAM-N31, IPS , Corning Gorilla Glass 3, glossy: yes, detachable screen, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Kaby Lake-U iHDCP 2.2 Premium PCH
Storage
SK hynix HFB1M8MQ331C0MR, 128 GB 
, 71 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: 3.5 mm Stereo, Card Reader: microSD, Brightness Sensor, 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
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 8.3 x 245 x 175 ( = 0.33 x 9.65 x 6.89 in)
Battery
28 Wh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Primary Camera: 5 MPix
Secondary Camera: 8 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 24W PSU, 12 Months Warranty, fanless
Weight
783 g ( = 27.62 oz / 1.73 pounds), Power Supply: 157 g ( = 5.54 oz / 0.35 pounds)
Price
810 Euro

 

399
cd/m²		416
cd/m²		404
cd/m²
412
cd/m²		418
cd/m²		430
cd/m²
407
cd/m²		407
cd/m²		444
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
NV105WAM-N31 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 444 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 415.2 cd/m² Minimum: 5 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 419 cd/m²
Contrast: 1493:1 (Black: 0.28 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1
ΔE Greyscale 1.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
69.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.1% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
69% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.21
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Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.34 / 0.53 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 2.6 / 5.1 / 5.9 Watt
Load midlight 22.9 / 24.6 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
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Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 94)
7h 00min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 94)
4h 41min

Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 - 10/15/2021 v7
Redaktion

Chassis
83 / 98 → 84%
Keyboard
80%
Pointing Device
89%
Connectivity
52 / 75 → 69%
Weight
79 / 20-75 → 100%
Battery
74%
Display
89%
Games Performance
34 / 78 → 43%
Application Performance
75 / 85 → 88%
Temperature
89%
Noise
100%
Audio
70 / 91 → 77%
Camera
46 / 85 → 55%
Average
74%
85%
Convertible - Weighted Average

Pros

+sturdy housing
+Display with very accurate color representation
+Wi-Fi 6 & microSD
+silent operation
+optionally with LTE
 

Cons

-low power
-PWM flickering
-mediocre battery life
-only 1x USB-C
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit: 9659
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit: 5292
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M 1M: 10.7 s*
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M 32M: 667 s*
AS SSD Copy Game MB/s: 196.8 MB/s
AS SSD Copy Program MB/s: 163.4 MB/s
AS SSD Copy ISO MB/s: 334.1 MB/s
AS SSD Score Total: 1078 Points
AS SSD Score Write: 316 Points
AS SSD Score Read: 526 Points
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.043 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.053 ms*
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 184.7 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 360.4 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Write: 93.4 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Read: 36.76 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 377 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Read: 1291 MB/s
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 122 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 220 Points
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 97.8 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 36.1 fps
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit: 1.39 Points
Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit: 2.53 Points
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit: 28.49 fps
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 1187 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 3210 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 1302 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 1414 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 1246 ms*
wPrime 2.10 : 632 s*
wPrime 2.10 : 15.98 s*
Octane V2 Total Score: 34086 Points
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 90.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 41.13 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 199.4 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 251.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 372.9 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1639 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 234.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 316.7 MB/s
AIDA64 Report: 1
AIDA64 CPU ZLib: 0 MB/s
AIDA64 Memory Latency: 0 ns*
WebXPRT 3 Overall: 148 Points
DiskSpd 4k q1 t1 write: 93.8 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q1 t1 read: 38 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q32 t16 write: 248 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q32 t16 read: 303 MB/s
DiskSpd seq write: 431 MB/s
DiskSpd seq read: 941 MB/s
DiskSpd seq q8 t1 write: 377 MB/s
DiskSpd seq q8 t1 read: 1630 MB/s
DiskSpd loop seq q8 t1 read: 1326 MB/s
Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core): 303 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core): 536 Points
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 GPU: 10 mpaths
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 CPU: 1978 ksamples
Geekbench 5.5 OpenCL Score: 5041
Geekbench 5.5 Vulkan Score: 4973
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core: 1889
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core: 986
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95: 3513 μs*
Cinebench R23 Single Core: 788 Points
Cinebench R23 Multi Core: 1375 Points
LibreOffice 20 Documents To PDF: 119 s*
TrueCrypt Serpent Mean 100MB: 0.2 GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish Mean 100MB: 0.336 GB/s
TrueCrypt AES Mean 100MB: 1.8 GB/s
WinRAR Result: 1683
PCMark 10 Digital Content Creation: 1692 Points
PCMark 10 Productivity: 4711 Points
PCMark 10 Essentials: 5547 Points
PCMark 10 Score: 2535 Points
Blender v2.79 BMW27 CPU: 1825 Seconds*
Speedometer 2.0 Result: 97.9 runs/min
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4: 8262 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4 -mmt1: 3535 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 4k Preset: 2.01 fps
Jetstream 2 Total Score: 98.9 Points
R Benchmark 2.5 Overall mean: 0.962 sec*
Youtube 2160p60 CPU Load: 27 %
X-Plane 11.11 high (fps_test=3): 6.09 fps
X-Plane 11.11 med (fps_test=2): 6.26 fps
X-Plane 11.11 low (fps_test=1): 8.06 fps
The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 9.3 fps
Dota 2 Reborn ultra (3/3) best looking: 11.6 fps
Dota 2 Reborn high (2/3): 12.9 fps
Dota 2 Reborn med (1/3): 25.9 fps
Dota 2 Reborn min (0/3) fastest: 57.2 fps
SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 75.6 MB/s
SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 77.1 MB/s
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 420 min
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness: 281 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: 75 dB(A)
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 1376 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 1310 MBit/s
Power Consumption Cinebench R15 Multi Efficiency (external Monitor): 10.6 Points per Watt
Power Consumption Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: 22.7 Watt*
Power Consumption Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): 18.9 Watt*
Power Consumption Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): 20.7 Watt*
Power Consumption FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): 21 Watt*
Camera Testchart perfect light: 0
Camera ColorChecker Passport perfect light DeltaE: 8.18 DeltaE*
Display Display P3 Coverage: 69 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 99.1 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 69.8 %
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)