MAY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 25Especially when you dial up the performance, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7 is
the fastest tablet around for everyday use, as measured by PCMark 8
maximizing the performance (noted with the black
outline). In some tests, that made a difference. In
others, it didn’t.
In terms of pure CPU workloads, we use the
Cinebench benchmark, which renders a CGI scene
using the full power of the CPU. The Core i7-1065G7
is a 4-core, 8-thread processor, just like the older chips
that power the Lenovo IdeaPad Miix and ThinkPad
X1 Tablets. But it’s fabricated at 10nm, giving it a
performance advantage over the older 14nm chips.
Our other CPU benchmark is a stress test, a
prolonged transcoding exercise using the open-source
Handbrake app. It tests both the CPU’s stamina and the
device’s ability to stay cool during a rigorous workload.