PC World - USA (2021-01)

JANUARY 2022 PCWorld 33

You won’t be playing games with the Surface Go
3, which might be a boon in disguise for parents.

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 MaxIris XE

Microsoft Surface Pro 8Iris XE

Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310Iris XE

Dell Latitude 7320 DetachableIris XE

Microsoft Surface Pro 7+Iris XE

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 DetachableGen 1 Iris XE

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4Ryzen 7 4980U SE

Asus ZenBook Flip S UX371EIris XE

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3Iris Plus

Microsoft Surface Pro 7Iris Plus

Microsoft Surface Laptop GoCore i5-1035G1

Microsoft Surface Go 3UHD 615

Microsoft Surface Go 2UHD 615

1,819

1,836

1,544

1,7 14

1,319

1, 511

1,29 0

1,29 6

952

970

481

3DMark Time Spy 1.2

Graphics performance

364

317

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2Core i5-8250U

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3Core i7-1065G7

Dell Latitude 7320 DetachableCore i7-1180G7

Microsoft Surface Pro 7+Core i5 1135G7

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4Ryzen 7 4980U SE

Microsoft Surface Pro 6Core i5-8250U

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 DetachableGen 1 Core i5 1135G7

Microsoft Surface Pro 8Core i7-1185G7

Microsoft Surface Pro 7Core i7-1065G7

Microsoft Surface Pro XMicrosoft SQ1

Microsoft Surface Laptop GoCore i5-1035G1

Microsoft Surface Go 3Core i3-10100Y

Microsoft Surface Go 2Core m3-8100Y

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet(3rd gen) Core i5-8250U

626

633

605

605

588

602

563

563

521

536

495

Battery life

Minutes

445

4 41

426

6 percent to 385.

Since the Go 3 uses approximately the

same amount of battery capacity as its

predecessors, we expected similar battery

life. We weren’t disappointed. It still

provides slightly less than eight hours of

battery life, meaning that you’ll need to tote

along the charger to keep it running through

a full day’s work.

BOTTOM LINE

At some point we may ask our colleagues at

Macworld to help compare the iPad, the

Surface Go 3, and an Android tablet. For

Go 3 keep up with more powerful tablets?
Our results say no, not really. We found that
in performance mode, the time required to
perform the task dipped 3 percent to
7,847 seconds.
Our final test uses the 3DMark Time Spy
benchmark. It’s futile to test the Surface Go
3 as a gaming tablet, but we’ve provided
the numbers for reference. It’s important to
note that the Go 3 and the Go 2 use the
same GPU. Only the CPU has changed
between the two products. At maximum
performance, the 3DMark score increased