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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

Microsoft Surface Go 2, m3-8100Y

Microsoft Surface Go 2 Review: Compact Convertible gets a bigger screen 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
#795 Intel Core m3-8100Y » 111%
#728 Intel UHD Graphics 615 » 100%
8192 MB » 100%
128 GB » 100%
SSD
10.50-inch » 100%
1920x1280 » 100%
790 g » 101%
245 x 175 x 8.3 » 100%
27 Wh » 96%
800 Euro » 99%

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

 

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

 

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
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
ERROR no Specs ID specified in element or header and also no heat ID found in element
No Loudness Data found for specs ID 325615
No Loudness Data found for specs ID 316421
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
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Warning: No power consumption data found
Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 94)
7h 00min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 94)
4h 41min
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 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

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 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

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
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 Game MB/s: 596 MB/s » 303%
AS SSD Copy Program MB/s: 163.4 MB/s
AS SSD Copy Program MB/s: 289.5 MB/s » 177%
AS SSD Copy ISO MB/s: 334.1 MB/s
AS SSD Copy ISO MB/s: 649 MB/s » 194%
AS SSD Score Total: 1078 Points
AS SSD Score Total: 3179 Points » 295%
AS SSD Score Write: 316 Points
AS SSD Score Write: 578 Points » 183%
AS SSD Score Read: 526 Points
AS SSD Score Read: 1747 Points » 332%
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.043 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.179 ms* » 416%
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.053 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.096 ms* » 181%
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 184.7 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 421.8 MB/s » 228%
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 360.4 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 1570 MB/s » 436%
AS SSD 4K Write: 93.4 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Write: 108.3 MB/s » 116%
AS SSD 4K Read: 36.76 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Read: 45.54 MB/s » 124%
AS SSD Seq Write: 377 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 477 MB/s » 127%
AS SSD Seq Read: 1291 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Read: 1313 MB/s » 102%
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 122 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 121 Points » 99%
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 220 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 247 Points » 112%
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 97.8 %
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 97.8 % » 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 36.1 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 35.8 fps » 99%
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 Combined: 1260 Points » 106%
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 3210 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 3665 Points » 114%
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 1302 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 1378 Points » 106%
3DMark 11 Performance: 1414 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 1504 Points » 106%
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 1246 ms*
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 1314 ms* » 105%
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 Write 4K: 100.6 MB/s » 111%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 41.13 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 51.1 MB/s » 124%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 199.4 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 270.8 MB/s » 136%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 251.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 307.2 MB/s » 122%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 372.9 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 853 MB/s » 229%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1639 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1776 MB/s » 108%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 234.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 316.7 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq: 801 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq: 1209 MB/s
AIDA64 Report: 1
AIDA64 CPU ZLib: 0 MB/s
AIDA64 CPU ZLib: 119 MB/s
AIDA64 Memory Latency: 0 ns*
AIDA64 Memory Latency: 75.5 ns*
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 FP64 Ray-Trace: 1027 KRay/s
AIDA64 CPU PhotoWorxx: 14007 MPixel/s
AIDA64 Memory Copy: 26621 MB/s
WebXPRT 3 Overall: 148 Points
WebXPRT 3 Overall: 134 Points » 91%
DiskSpd 4k q1 t1 write: 93.8 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q1 t1 write: 105 MB/s » 112%
DiskSpd 4k q1 t1 read: 38 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q1 t1 read: 49.3 MB/s » 130%
DiskSpd 4k q32 t16 write: 248 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q32 t16 write: 254 MB/s » 102%
DiskSpd 4k q32 t16 read: 303 MB/s
DiskSpd 4k q32 t16 read: 565 MB/s » 186%
DiskSpd seq write: 431 MB/s
DiskSpd seq write: 803 MB/s » 186%
DiskSpd seq read: 941 MB/s
DiskSpd seq read: 1196 MB/s » 127%
DiskSpd seq q8 t1 write: 377 MB/s
DiskSpd seq q8 t1 write: 847 MB/s » 225%
DiskSpd seq q8 t1 read: 1630 MB/s
DiskSpd seq q8 t1 read: 1616 MB/s » 99%
DiskSpd loop seq q8 t1 read: 1326 MB/s
DiskSpd loop seq q8 t1 read: 1772 MB/s » 134%
Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core): 303 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core): 298 Points » 98%
Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core): 536 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core): 527 Points » 98%
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 Multi-Core: 1615 » 85%
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core: 986
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core: 882 » 89%
Geekbench 5.5 Vulkan Score 5.1: 3969
Geekbench 5.5 OpenCL Score 5.1: 4611
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95: 3513 μs*
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95: 1738 μs* » 49%
Cinebench R23 Single Core: 788 Points
Cinebench R23 Multi Core: 1375 Points
LibreOffice 20 Documents To PDF: 119 s*
LibreOffice 20 Documents To PDF: 85.4 s* » 72%
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 Digital Content Creation: 1909 Points » 113%
PCMark 10 Productivity: 4711 Points
PCMark 10 Productivity: 4972 Points » 106%
PCMark 10 Essentials: 5547 Points
PCMark 10 Essentials: 6806 Points » 123%
PCMark 10 Score: 2535 Points
PCMark 10 Score: 2876 Points » 113%
Blender v2.79 BMW27 CPU: 1825 Seconds*
Blender v2.79 BMW27 CPU: 1893 Seconds* » 104%
Speedometer 2.0 Result: 97.9 runs/min
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4: 8262 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4: 7554 MIPS » 91%
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4 -mmt1: 3535 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4 -mmt1: 3282 MIPS » 93%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 4k Preset: 2.01 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 4k Preset: 1.96 fps » 98%
Jetstream 2 Total Score: 98.9 Points
R Benchmark 2.5 Overall mean: 0.962 sec*
R Benchmark 2.5 Overall mean: 0.942 sec* » 98%
Youtube 2160p60 CPU Load: 27 %
X-Plane 11.11 high (fps_test=3): 6.09 fps
X-Plane 11.11 high (fps_test=3): 7.69 fps » 126%
X-Plane 11.11 med (fps_test=2): 6.26 fps
X-Plane 11.11 med (fps_test=2): 8.22 fps » 131%
X-Plane 11.11 low (fps_test=1): 8.06 fps
X-Plane 11.11 low (fps_test=1): 10.2 fps » 127%
The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 9.3 fps
The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 9.5 fps » 102%
Dota 2 Reborn ultra (3/3) best looking: 11.6 fps
Dota 2 Reborn ultra (3/3) best looking: 11.3 fps » 97%
Dota 2 Reborn high (2/3): 12.9 fps
Dota 2 Reborn high (2/3): 12.1 fps » 94%
Dota 2 Reborn med (1/3): 25.9 fps
Dota 2 Reborn med (1/3): 25.9 fps » 100%
Dota 2 Reborn min (0/3) fastest: 57.2 fps
Dota 2 Reborn min (0/3) fastest: 52 fps » 91%
SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 75.6 MB/s
SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 78.6 MB/s » 104%
SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 77.1 MB/s
SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 86.3 MB/s » 112%
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 420 min
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 407 min » 97%
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness: 281 min
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness: 315 min » 112%
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 37.2 ms*
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 37.2 ms* » 100%
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 22.8 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 22.8 ms* » 100%
Response Times PWM Frequency: 962 Hz
Response Times PWM Frequency: 962 Hz » 100%
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 75 dB(A)
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 69.9 dB(A) » 93%
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 1376 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 1498 MBit/s » 109%
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 1310 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 781 MBit/s » 60%
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 Testchart perfect light: 0
Camera ColorChecker Passport perfect light DeltaE: 8.18 DeltaE*
Camera ColorChecker Passport perfect light DeltaE: 8.1 DeltaE* » 99%
Display Display P3 Coverage: 69 %
Display Display P3 Coverage: 68.7 % » 100%
Display sRGB Coverage: 99.1 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 100 % » 101%
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 69.8 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 70.1 % » 100%
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
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 4044 Points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2: 3721 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 3110 Points
Far Cry 5 Low Preset: 6 fps
BioShock Infinite Medium Preset: 23.6 fps
BioShock Infinite Very Low Preset: 41.6 fps
* Smaller values are better.
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