Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Four on Tuesday with some daring efficiency claims: The Surface Laptop Four ought to surpass the efficiency of the Surface Laptop Three by 70 p.c or so, and even supply twice the efficiency below sure situations.
Does it dwell as much as the hype? Does it ever. Although the distinction between the 2 generations of Surface Laptops narrows throughout on a regular basis actions, our early assessments present the Surface Laptop Four profitable any CPU-intensive duties by a mile. (If you had been eyeing Microsoft’s supply of a free pair of Surface Earbuds for every Surface Laptop Four pre-ordered on or earlier than April 15, this may increasingly present some incentive!)
Conclusion: A powerful begin for Surface Laptop 4
These preliminary benchmarks drop some strongly constructive hints concerning the newest Microsoft Ryzen 7 4980U Surface Edition processor powering the Surface Laptop 4. Many questions stay unanswered, particularly the all-important battery life. We additionally haven’t regarded intently at whether or not the Surface Laptop Four throttles its CPU or its GPU below numerous masses. We haven’t obtained an Intel-based Surface Laptop Four for evaluate, both—how properly will that do? Finally, in fact, we’ll want to guage the Surface Laptop 4’s show high quality, keyboard and trackpad efficiency, connectivity, and different attributes.
All these questions and extra might be answered in our formal evaluate. Meanwhile, we have now this robust indicator: twice as quick because the Surface Laptop 3. Twice as quick. In most benchmarks, Microsoft’s Ryzen-powered Surface Laptop Four is delivering on its promise.
