Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15-inch Core i7 Review: Better with Ice Lake

[Redaktion]

We all know that Intel's Core i7 Ice Lake can outperform the cheaper AMD Zen+ Ryzen 5. The real questions are how much of a performance boost can users expect and if the advantages are worth the price premium.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-Surface-Laptop-3-15-inch-Core-i7-Review-Better-with-Ice-Lake.447265.0.html

[william blake]

my favorite device of the year, aesthetically. miles ahead of lets say the famous dell xps.
one bad thing tho-apple-like pricing. i dont want to pay hundreds for an exrta 8 ram.
and one very bad thing-noise.
2k dollar device. 2020 year.
40 db in gaming while consuming 40w!
trash tier engineering. but microsoft and notebookcheck does not give a crap. for them its fine. they just kicks consumer in the nuts.
guys 40db while 40w. 2k device.
it should be freaking silent at 40w. its not difficult just made a good cooling ffs.

[Pierre T]

Is the 13.5 inch model going to be reviewed?

[S.Yu]

lol, size is rarely a valid excuse for lack of ports, just look at the crazy VAIO...what was it called again.

[S.Yu]

Tiny battery, noisy fans, few ports...apart from the decent speakers that finally match Apple's 12" device what did they put in that 15" device?

[laptop_gaming]

Great ! But the price is too high

[James Ong]

Hi thank you for your thorough review.
would like your opinion if it is worthwhile to pay the extra bucks for the i7 15" or just stick with the Ryzen 5 AMD version for 3D rendering work?
I am planning to use this for designing work rendering using applications like Vray, lumion and Sketchup.
Hope to hear your thoughts on this
Thanks