Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" 2019, Ryzen 5 3580U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Platinum
CPU Ryzen 5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15" 2496x1664
GPU AMD Radeon Vega 9
OS Windows 10 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 9 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15" |
| Resolution | 2496x1664 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.4 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 5 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 9 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" | 28.5 | 36 | 13.3 | 45 | 82.7 | 59.7 | 15.9 | 81.8 | 49 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 69 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.2 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.4 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.5 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
Usage Scores
- Overall43.2
- AI/LLM12.8
- Gaming12.1
- Portability51.9
- Creator19.6
- Student57.5
- Business49.1
- Developer38.5
- Entertainment50.4
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