Go Go Go ... The Go Reviews
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From Windows Central:
Regarding actual performance, the Surface Go's single-core score (2,078) was essentially double that of the Surface 3's Atom processor (1,078) on Geekbench, with multi-core falling at a respectable 3,934. (up some from the Surface 3's multicore score)
For graphics, the Surface Go's Intel HD 615 (16,490) also doubled the Surface 3's Intel HD graphics (8,055) on Geekbench.
Geekbench 4.0 benchmarks (higher is better)
Device CPU Single core Multi core
Surface Go Pentium 2,078 3,934
Surface 3 Atom x7 1,078 2,777
HP Envy x2 (ARM) SD835 1,779 5,941
Surface Pro 4 m3 6Y30 2,854 5,350
Surface Pro 4 i5-6300U 3,319 6,950
Surface Laptop i5-7200U 3,725 7,523
Surface Pro 2017 i5-7300U 4,302 8,482
Surface Pro 2017 i7-7660U 4,513 9,346
Surface Book 2 13 i7-8650U 4,862 14,694
Surface Book 2 15 i7-8650U 5,036 14,237
Running at 100 percent CPU usage for 20 minutes straight in a 70-degree F (21C) room the Surface Go has no thermal or power-limit throttling at all. It ran consistently at 1.6GHz with no drops in speed the entire time.
Regarding actual performance, the Surface Go's single-core score (2,078) was essentially double that of the Surface 3's Atom processor (1,078) on Geekbench, with multi-core falling at a respectable 3,934. (up some from the Surface 3's multicore score)
For graphics, the Surface Go's Intel HD 615 (16,490) also doubled the Surface 3's Intel HD graphics (8,055) on Geekbench.
Geekbench 4.0 benchmarks (higher is better)
Device CPU Single core Multi core
Surface Go Pentium 2,078 3,934
Surface 3 Atom x7 1,078 2,777
HP Envy x2 (ARM) SD835 1,779 5,941
Surface Pro 4 m3 6Y30 2,854 5,350
Surface Pro 4 i5-6300U 3,319 6,950
Surface Laptop i5-7200U 3,725 7,523
Surface Pro 2017 i5-7300U 4,302 8,482
Surface Pro 2017 i7-7660U 4,513 9,346
Surface Book 2 13 i7-8650U 4,862 14,694
Surface Book 2 15 i7-8650U 5,036 14,237
Running at 100 percent CPU usage for 20 minutes straight in a 70-degree F (21C) room the Surface Go has no thermal or power-limit throttling at all. It ran consistently at 1.6GHz with no drops in speed the entire time.
bronsky
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It's been done.
Here's my Surface 3 to compare it to.
The eMMC in the Go is much faster than my S3's drive.
spainspain
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Thanks for the links. I have read them all and they have many positive things to say. Very pleased with what I am reading.
Here's a couple more relevant reviews :
Microsoft Surface Go with 64GB eMMC storage – How much slower is the $399 model?
Surface Go Benchmarked: Better Than Most Sub-$500 Laptops.
Microsoft Surface Go with 64GB eMMC storage – How much slower is the $399 model?
Surface Go Benchmarked: Better Than Most Sub-$500 Laptops.
