Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

  • Launched: October 2020
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~80%
  • Dimensions: 278.18 x 205.67 x 15.69 mm (10.95 x 8.1 x 0.62 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go
Performance
38
Gaming
43
Display
34
Battery Life
59
Connectivity
63
Portability
97
BestCheck Score
56

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

Case

Weight 1.11 kg (2.45 lbs)
Dimensions 278.18 x 205.67 x 15.69 mm 10.95 x 8.1 x 0.62 inches
Area 572 cm2 (88.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80%
Side bezels 8 mm
Colors Silver, Gold, Blue
Material Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 1
Noise level (max. load) 44.2 dB

Display

 
Size 12.4 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 149 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2
Resolution 1536 x 1024 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen Yes
Coating Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1222:1
sRGB color space 94.4%
Adobe RGB profile 65.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 64.4%
Response time 35 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Full charging time 1:10 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Right
Charge power 39 W
Weight of AC adapter 218 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 1.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 3.6 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
L3 Cache 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics G1
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1524
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3756
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1059
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
4059

Graphics Card

 
TGP 15 W
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1100 MHz
Memory size System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory speed 1.87 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 4

RAM

 
Channels 2x2 GB
Clock 1866 MHz
Type LPDDR4X
Upgradable No

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type eMMC
Channels 1x64 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~81.5 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI No
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight No
Touchpad
Size 10.0 x 6.6 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes