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MagyarMicrosoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ review - A high-end 2-in-1 now with the Snapdragon X Elite
Now in its 11th generation, Microsoft has updated its high-end, Surface Pro 2-in-1, equipping it with Qualcomm Snapdragon X SoCs. When all is said and done, a Surface Pro with an ARM processor is nothing new because, since the Surface Pro 9, Intel and ARM models have been offered in parallel. That is now no longer the case since the new Surface Pro Copilot+ is unavailable with Intel chips. An important difference to the old ARM model is, however, that the new Snapdragon X models cannot be passively cooled.
There are two basic variants of the new Surface Pro Copilot+. Costing $1,199, the base version is equipped with the Snapdragon X Plus combined with an IPS panel as well as 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD. From $1,499, we have the faster Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) in combination with a high-resolution OLED touchscreen and the same memory and storage specs which means 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD. For $1,699, you then get a larger 1 TB SSD and $2,099 will get you 32 GB of RAM, or, in other words, twice the memory.
Possible competitors compared
Rating | Version | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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| 82.3 % | v8 (new) | 06/2024 | Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS GPU | 870 g | 9.3 mm | 13.00" | 2880x1920 | |
| 85.7 % | v7 (old) | 04/2024 | Minisforum V3 R7 8840U, Radeon 780M | 928 g | 9.8 mm | 14.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.2 % | v7 (old) | 10/2023 | Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV R9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 1.3 kg | 18.7 mm | 13.40" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.3 % | v7 (old) | 04/2024 | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core | 1.6 kg | 16.28 mm | 14.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 90.5 % | v7 (old) | 04/2024 | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core | 1.3 kg | 15.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 87.8 % | v7 (old) | 03/2024 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 Ultra 5 125H, Arc 7-Core | 1.7 kg | 13 mm | 16.00" | 2880x1800 |
Note: We have updated our rating system meaning version 8 results are not comparable with those found in version 7. Additional information can be found here.
Case - The Surface Pro has a familiar metal case
Microsoft hasn't altered the Surface Pro's case. Once more, a very premium and stable metal shell has been put into action. The combination of a silver-colored case and black screen (which includes the bezels) contrast each other nicely. Additionally, the 2-in-1 is also available in the colors black, gray-beige or sapphire blue.
The 2-in-1 remains very good quality-wise with its stability a real stand out. There are no creaking noises to speak of and image flaws are not an issue anyway due to the implemented OLED panel (the IPS variant is also free of such related problems). We are still not entirely satisfied with the built-in kickstand. On the one hand, the material is very thin, which is why it is possible to bend it slightly. On top of that, the thin edge can quickly become annoying if, for example, you place the 2-in-1 on your lap. The hinges are also still a touch slack but that has always been a Surface Pro problem.
The tablet alone weighs 870 grams and is 9.3 mm thick. This is, of course, an advantage compared to 2-in-1 devices which have a fixed keyboard. However, when you attach a keyboard (~350 grams), this advantage is no longer as significant. The compact, 39-watt PSU tips the scales at 213 grams.
Features - An ARM Surface with USB 4
In terms of the ports, there are two USB-C connectors (4.0) on the left-hand side as well as the familiar Surface Connect port on the right-hand side via which the 2-in-1 can be charged, as standard (charging via USB-C is, of course, also possible). On the base, we have the ports which allow for the attachment of the optional keyboard cover. The Surface Pro comes without an SD card reader.
In the meantime, we also connected the Surface Pro to a monitor using a KVM switch and were able to use the connected input and USB devices without any issues.
Communication
As standard, the Qualcomm SoC offers a modern WiFi 7 module (Fast Connect 7800) including Bluetooth 5.4. The transfer speeds paired with our Asus reference router were very high and stable. In everyday situations, we had no problems with the signal quality. According to Microsoft, 5G models of the new Surface Pro will be available later this year.
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Webcam
The Surface Pro has always been equipped with good cameras and the 11th generation makes no exception. On the front, there is a 12.2 MP camera which either captures 4:3 images, at 4,032 x 3,024 pixels or 16:9, 8.3 MP (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) snapshots. Videos can be recorded at a maximum resolution of 1440p and 30 frames per second.
On the rear, we have a 10.5 MP camera which has a maximum resolution of 3,736 x 2,802 pixels in a 4:3 aspect ratio or 16:9, 9.3 MP images at 4,046 x 2,286 pixels. Capturing video can be done at a maximum of 4K and 30 frames per second. The quality of both cameras is very good and is considerably superior to all of the other current laptops. The images are very sharp and also very color-accurate. The well-known Studio Effects is also available for the Surface Pro Copilot+ webcam.
Maintenance
On the rear, there is still a small cover via which it is very easy to access and also swap the installed M.2 2230 SSD. To access the additional components, you will have to remove the glued display. In addition, it is also possible, if necessary, to swap the screwed battery. Likewise, the fan can be cleaned, although this process requires quite a bit of effort.
Warranty
The manufacturer offers a 12-month warranty with German owners being entitled to a two-year statutory warranty. In the US, under the name Microsoft Complete, the manufacturer offers an extended warranty of two, three or four years (for an additional $149, $219 or $249) which includes accidental damage. An on-site service is not included and the device has to be sent to the manufacturer.
Input devices - The new Surface Pro Flex Keyboard
The new Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ is also sold with a keyboard cover or stylus and neither of those came with our review device. This means you have to make do with the wonderfully functioning capacitive touchscreen. Microsoft continues to offer the familiar Surface Pro keyboard and Slim Pen in various colors, both of which we were able to test combined with the old Surface Pro 9. The price for the keyboard cover and stylus combo sits at around $279.
The new Surface Pro Flex Keyboard is said to be more stable and also works without having to be mechanically connected to the Surface Pro. But Microsoft is also asking a lot for this since the keyboard (in black or light blue) and Slim Pen package costs a mighty $449.
Display - 120 Hz OLED
The two available panels share many features since we are dealing with glossy, 13-inch touchscreens (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) with a resolution of 2,880 x 1,920 pixels in a 3:2 aspect ratio. The IPS panel's brightness is stated as 600 nits which is also almost the equivalent to our OLED panel review device's SDR brightness. According to the manufacturer, both panel variants can be individually calibrated and both the brightness and color temperature can be adapted to the environment via a sensor. Fundamentally, the Samsung OLED panel's subjective image quality is very good and movements benefit from the increased frequency (120 Hz) but there is a slight visible raster effect in bright areas.
Our measurements show the maximum SDR brightness to be 580 cd/m² which means the manufacturer just misses its target. Despite that, this is a significant increase over the old model (~450 cd/m²). Together with a low black level, there is also a wonderful contrast ratio that is typical for OLED panels. In HDR mode on a small image section, we measured up to 918 cd/m² and 770 cd/m² with an almost completely white image. This means the Surface Pro has one advantage over many other current OLED devices which often only reach 400 nits (HDR: max. 650 nits) in SDR mode. However, Windows HDR mode can still only be activated manually. The OLED panel's response times are very fast and there are no technologically-based problems with light or screen bleeding.
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Brightness Distribution: 99 %
Center on Battery: 578 cd/m²
Contrast: 14500:1 (Black: 0.04 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 0.7 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.98
ΔE Greyscale 0.6 | 0.57-98 Ø5.2
89.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.16
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ ATNA30DW01-1, OLED, 2880x1920, 13.00 | Minisforum V3 BOE, NE140QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00 | Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV TL134ADXP01-0, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.40 | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 AU Optronics B140QAN, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00 | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 LEN140WQ+, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 ATNA60CL09-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 16.00 | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U LP129WT2-SPA6, IPS, 2880x1920, 13.00 | |
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| Display | -2% | -3% | -10% | 4% | 3% | -20% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 98.9 | 97.7 -1% | 95.1 -4% | 80.6 -19% | 99.8 1% | 99.9 1% | 65.6 -34% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.4 | 99.8 0% | 99.7 0% | 100 1% | 100 1% | 100 1% | 97.7 -2% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 89.5 | 85.4 -5% | 84.4 -6% | 80.1 -11% | 97.3 9% | 96.6 8% | 67.7 -24% |
| Response Times | -2152% | -1202% | -12282% | -91% | -40% | -360% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 0.32 ? | 10 ? -3025% | 4.79 ? -1397% | 59.6 ? -18525% | 0.8 ? -150% | 0.49 ? -53% | 13 ? -3963% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 0.58 ? | 8 ? -1279% | 6.42 ? -1007% | 35.6 ? -6038% | 1 ? -72% | 0.67 ? -16% | 19.4 ? -3245% |
| PWM Frequency | 480 ? | 240.5 ? -50% | 240 ? -50% | 29896 ? 6128% | |||
| Screen | -323% | -314% | -199% | -206% | -47% | -171% | |
| Brightness middle | 580 | 512 -12% | 473 -18% | 501.4 -14% | 371.6 -36% | 387 -33% | 455 -22% |
| Brightness | 581 | 495 -15% | 445 -23% | 491 -15% | 373 -36% | 392 -33% | 453 -22% |
| Brightness Distribution | 99 | 91 -8% | 89 -10% | 88 -11% | 99 0% | 98 -1% | 94 -5% |
| Black Level * | 0.04 | 0.48 -1100% | 0.39 -875% | 0.32 -700% | 0.38 -850% | ||
| Contrast | 14500 | 1067 -93% | 1213 -92% | 1567 -89% | 1197 -92% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 0.7 | 4.32 -517% | 3.3 -371% | 2.52 -260% | 4.91 -601% | 1 -43% | 1.7 -143% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.1 | 7.04 -235% | 8.93 -325% | 4.87 -132% | 8.33 -297% | 1.9 10% | 3.8 -81% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 0.6 | 4.22 -603% | 5.4 -800% | 2.8 -367% | 2.2 -267% | 1.7 -183% | 1.5 -150% |
| Gamma | 2.16 102% | 2.31 95% | 2.11 104% | 2.17 101% | 2.25 98% | 2.25 98% | 2.17 101% |
| CCT | 6484 100% | 6770 96% | 7540 86% | 6270 104% | 6120 106% | 6325 103% | 6761 96% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.17 | 1.09 | 0.45 | 1.59 | 1.5 | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -826% /
-530% | -506% /
-379% | -4164% /
-2014% | -98% /
-125% | -28% /
-33% | -184% /
-179% |
* ... smaller is better
We analyzed the panel using the professional CalMAN software and, as standard, we selected the Vivid profile which covers the P3 color space. In addition, there is also an sRGB profile and, pleasingly, both profiles are very well calibrated since there is neither a color tint nor are there individual colors which exceed the important target value of 3. Together with the almost complete coverage of both color spaces, the new Surface Pro OLED can be used, without hesitation, for editing images and videos. We were unable to calibrate the display since our calibration software (i1 Profiler) is currently incompatible with the ARM version of Windows.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 0.58 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.29 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.29 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 0 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.3 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 0.32 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.17 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.15 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 0 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.5 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 480 Hz Amplitude: 25 % | ≤ 69 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 480 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 69 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 480 Hz is relatively high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. However, there are reports that some users are still sensitive to PWM at 500 Hz and above, so be aware. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17629 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The OLED variant of the new Surface Pro has PWM flickering. We didn't detect any at maximum brightness but, in the region of 70 to 99 %, we recorded DC dimming at a frequency of 120 Hz which is potentially more damaging than traditional PWM. This occurs with a frequency of 480 Hz and brightness values of 69 % or less. For this reason, anyone who is sensitive to PWM flickering would be better off grabbing the IPS variant oif the Surface Pro Copilot+.
The Surface Pro screen is very reflective and also suffers from annoying reflections indoors. The increased brightness together with the OLED panel's contrast ratio helps a little, nevertheless, on sunny or very bright days, it's still difficult to be able to work comfortably outdoors. There are no limitations in terms of the viewing angle stability apart from the slight blue tint when viewed from wide angles (typical for OLEDs).
Performance - A Snapdragon X Elite with dual-core turbo
The IPS model of the new Surface Pro Copilot+ is equipped with the Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) and the OLED variant always uses the more powerful Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) which includes a dual-core turbo. The RAM comes in sizes of either 16 or 32 GB and is the fast LPDDR5x-8448 memory.
We tried to perform our usual series of tests but, with some programs, there are compatibility problems with the ARM version of Windows. In the task manager, in the Details section, you are also notified whether the apps at hand are ARM or emulated versions.
Test conditions
Instead of offering their own energy profiles, the Surfaces devices only offer Windows ones. However, these have different names for Microsoft devices compared to Windows laptops. In addition to Best Performance, Better Performance (corresponds to Balanced) as well as Recommended (corresponds to Best Energy Efficiency) are also available. We performed the following benchmarks and tests using the Best Performance. There are no official TDP figures for the new Surface Pro 11, but, based on our consumption measurements, we assume a level of between 23 up to a maximum of 30 watts.
Processor - Snapdragon X1E-80-100
Our review device is equipped with the Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 which offers 12 cores at a speed of 3.4 GHz as well as a dual-core turbo of 4.0 GHz. Additional technical details as well as the ARM processor's efficiency measurements can be found in our analysis article.
Of course, the most important ones are the native Geekbench and Cinebench 2024 benchmarks but we also performed the other CPU tests in our test course to get an impression of the performance when it comes to emulated apps. The multi-core performance depends on (as was the case with the AMD and Intel devices) the power limits and the Surface Pro, with its X1E-80-100, is slower than the Vivobook S 15 and its X1E-78-100. However, in the single-core tests, the 2-in-1 benefits from the dual-core turbo and offers an increase in performance of around 15 %. The current AMD Ryzen 7 8840U in the Minisforum V3 is also clearly defeated in both the single and multi-core-tests.
Cinebench R15 Multi Continuous Test
Compared to the old Surface Pro with the Intel Core i7-1255U, the performance is even better in the emulated tests and the old ARM variant with the Snapdragon 8cx Gen3 has absolutely no chance compared to the new Snapdragon X Elite. Under continuous load, the CPU performance isn't entirely stable, although this becomes apparent in longer tests such as Cinebench 2024 after only one run. In the second run, the short R15 test already showed a significant reduction of around 20 %. In battery mode, there is no additional drop in performance.
Geekbench 6.2: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Average of class Tablet (last 2 years) | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Average of class Tablet (last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Multi-Core | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Tablet (493 - 14690, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Single-Core | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Average of class Tablet (185 - 3715, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (3066 - 9927, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Average of class Tablet (559 - 1559, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (1175 - 3640, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Average of class Tablet (205 - 596, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (433 - 2249, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Average of class Tablet (119 - 248, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Average of class Tablet (351 - 1080, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (12470 - 44404, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Average of class Tablet (3915 - 5359, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Average of class Tablet (2.68 - 9.13, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Average of class Tablet (51.9 - 117.6, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED Snapdragon | |
| Average of class Tablet (0.532 - 1.012, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 | |
| Average of class Tablet | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (2184 - 6373, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (5687 - 35296, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Average of class Tablet (785 - 2607, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Tablet (27210 - 69762, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (1161 - 3974, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Average of class Tablet (6842 - 16614, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (1275 - 71089, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (229 - 802, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Average of class Tablet (1127 - 3718, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Average of class Tablet (14660 - 38707, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
System performance
In real-life situations, the Surface Pro with the Snapdragon processor is a very responsive companion and, although we had no problems with the system stability, not every app works. If you don't only plan on using everyday apps (office, browser, video streaming) then you should do some research in advance to avoid unpleasant surprises.
In the cross-system CrossMark test, the Surface Pro Copilot+ performed significantly better than the recently reviewed Vivobook S 15, however, it still lags slightly behind the direct competition. In the browser tests, the Snapdragon 2-in-1 is quite a bit ahead of its rivals.
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) () | |
| Average of class Tablet (172 - 1944, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) () | |
| Average of class Tablet (185 - 1797, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) () | |
| Average of class Tablet (151 - 2350, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) () | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Average of class Tablet (205 - 1401, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) () | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Average of class Tablet (34 - 435, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) () | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (21 - 315, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Tablet (319 - 34733, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) () | |
* ... smaller is better
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Average of class Tablet (32539 - 68769, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Average of class Tablet (31342 - 119818, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Average of class Tablet (33224 - 62397, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (7.4 - 110, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 () | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
We were unable to carry out our standardized latency test since the LatencyMon app doesn't boot on the ARM system. When playing 4K YouTube videos, there were at least no problems with dropped frames.
Mass storage
The compact M.2 2230 SSD is from Samsung (PM9B1) and provides a storage capacity of 1 TB with 890 GB being available after the initial startup. We are dealing with a mid-class PCIe 4.0 SSD with maximum transfer speeds of ~3.5 GB/s. More would be possible here but the performance is sufficient for everyday use. In addition, the transfer speeds remain stable even after longer periods of load. Additional SSD benchmarks can be found here.
* ... smaller is better
Continuous Performance Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The Snapdragon X Elite's graphic processing is done by an Adreno GPU. The equipped X1E-80-100 is one of the slower of the currently available GPU variants and is clocked at 1.2 GHz. In our analysis article, we took an extensive look at the GPU performance and, in the native tests, the GPU is ranked between the Radeon 780M and the Intel Arc graphics. In everyday, normal Windows use, the iGPU did a decent job and the playback of high-resolution videos also went without a hitch.
Things get tougher when you want to play games. Some titles don't boot at all (for example, F1 23) or, in high settings, there are image errors (Total War: Pharaoh or Shadow of the Tomb Raider). In addition, in Cyberpunk 2077, we experienced multiple crashes. The Super Resolution function takes care of upscaling and is not supported by most titles and, for instance, we were only able to use it with The Witcher 3. This resulted in an increase in performance (for example, 1080p High from 40 to 57fps), without a significant worsening of the image quality.
Under longer periods of load, the gaming performance remained stable and this also applied to the battery life. Additional GPU benchmarks can be found in our technology section.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 6846 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 5911 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1893 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 477 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 2012 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited Score | 1972 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CUDA | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Average of class Tablet (637 - 2098, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) (545 - 676, n=3) | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
* ... smaller is better
| The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
| Average of class Tablet (8.5 - 18.8, n=3, last 2 years) | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x | |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | |
| Minisforum V3 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 | |
| Average of class Tablet (18.5 - 46.8, n=2, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U | |
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty FPS diagram
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 86.3 | 82.9 | 46.8 | |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 112 | 68 | 40 | 18.8 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 72.4 | 55.9 | 55.1 | 51.6 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 53.6 | 25 | 15.4 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 29.5 | |||
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 68 | 49 | 42 | 37 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 57 | 25 | 23 | |
| F1 22 (2022) | 54.7 | 49.6 | 37 | 28.2 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 23.2 | 19.3 | 16.5 | 16.3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 21 | 17.7 | 15 | 13.2 |
| Total War Pharaoh (2023) | 85.1 | 51.9 |
Emissions - Loud and hot under load
Noise emissions
The new Surface Pro 11 with the Qualcomm SoC continues to be equipped with a fan. In idle use, and when running simple, everyday tasks, it generally remains off and there is only quiet noise that we measured to be 25 dB(A). Under load, it depends on whether the GPU or CPU are taxed. In native apps, under pure GPU load, the device also remains at 25 dB(A) but as soon as you stress the processor, it quickly gets loud. Under pure CPU load, we measured 39 dB(A) and this was also the case when gaming. The stress test with combined CPU/GPU load even hit a loud 44.8 dB(A). In both of the other profiles, the device remained a little quieter (Better Performance: max. 40.2 dB(A), Recommended: 37.8 dB(A)). Our review device showed no signs of any other electronic noises.
All in all, this makes the new ARM model even louder than the Intel variant of the Surface Pro 9 and, of course, disadvantaged compared to the passively-cooled ARM variant of the Surface Pro 9.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23.6 / 23.6 / 25.2 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 39 / 44.8 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.6 dB(A) | ||
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS GPU, Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB | Minisforum V3 Radeon 780M, R7 8840U, Kingston OM8PGP41024Q-A0 | Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, R9 7940HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBK1T0QFM | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Graphics 4-Core, Ultra 7 165U | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 Arc 7-Core, Ultra 5 125H, Samsung PM9B1 512GB MZVL4512HBLU | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1255U, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM Adreno 690, SD 8cx Gen 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -7% | -12% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| off / environment * | 23.6 | 25.4 -8% | 21.42 9% | 23.9 -1% | 23.2 2% | 24.1 -2% | 24.3 -3% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 23.6 | 26.7 -13% | 29.07 -23% | 23.9 -1% | 23.6 -0% | 24.1 -2% | 24.3 -3% | |
| Idle Average * | 23.6 | 31.6 -34% | 29.07 -23% | 23.9 -1% | 23.6 -0% | 24.1 -2% | 24.3 -3% | |
| Idle Maximum * | 25.2 | 32.5 -29% | 29.07 -15% | 23.9 5% | 25 1% | 26.4 -5% | 24.3 4% | |
| Load Average * | 39 | 32.7 16% | 44.54 -14% | 36.4 7% | 34.8 11% | 35.2 10% | 37.9 3% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 39 | |||||||
| Load Maximum * | 44.8 | 34 24% | 47.08 -5% | 44.7 -0% | 46.2 -3% | 39.2 12% | 41.8 7% | |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 33.2 | 45.1 | 44.7 | 37.7 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
When performing simple tasks, the new Surface Pro 11 remains very cool with things only becoming more problematic under heavier load. The 45-46 °C we measured in the upper area of the metal rear was very unpleasant. The problem is that you usually touch the 2-in-1 there if you change the angle of the device, place it somewhere else or remove the keyboard from the 2-in-1. That was already a problem with the old Intel model (Surface Pro 9).
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.1 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F, ranging from 20.7 to 53.2 °C for the class Tablet.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 46.3 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 33.3 °C / 92 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.6 °C / 80 F, compared to the device average of 30 °C / 86 F.
(-) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 40.9 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 30 °C / 86 F for the class Tablet.
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) | Minisforum V3 AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, AMD Radeon 780M | Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, Intel Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, Qualcomm Adreno 690 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -24% | -12% | 8% | -8% | 9% | 4% | 11% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 43.1 | 50.5 -17% | 45.6 -6% | 35.4 18% | 40 7% | 38.6 10% | 44.6 -3% | 40.8 5% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 46.3 | 54.8 -18% | 44.2 5% | 37.8 18% | 43 7% | 39.2 15% | 45.9 1% | 43.4 6% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 27.5 | 34.9 -27% | 33.8 -23% | 27.2 1% | 32 -16% | 25.2 8% | 24.8 10% | 23.2 16% |
| Idle Bottom * | 26.8 | 36.3 -35% | 32.8 -22% | 28.2 -5% | 35.2 -31% | 25.7 4% | 25.3 6% | 22.6 16% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Microsoft continues to fit the 2-in-1 with a couple of 2-watt speakers and, although the quality hasn't changed that much compared to the old Surface Pro 9, overall, the sound is on a good level. The four-speaker Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 doesn't score much better and the Minisforum V3 is clearly lagging behind.
Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 8.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.4% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 20% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 77% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Minisforum V3 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (74.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.6% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 53% of all tested devices in this class were better, 12% similar, 35% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 21%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 54% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 38% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 11% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 21%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 8% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 90% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.1% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 21% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 21%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 17% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 80% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy management - Improved runtimes
Power consumption
In our idle energy measurements, the Surface Pro with the Snapdragon X Elite is extremely economical, especially when you consider the high-resolution OLED panels. Of course, the dark wallpaper helps, however, almost 5 watts at a brightness of 580 cd/m² is very low. When playing games, we measured around 35 watts and, in the stress test, we recorded a maximum of 41 watts, although this figure swiftly settled to around 38 watts. The 39-watt PSU is just about sufficient but doesn't have much in reserve. The predecessor's more powerful 60-watt PSU would have been the better choice here.
| Off / Standby | 0.25 / 0.36 Watt |
| Idle | 2.8 / 3.9 / 4.9 Watt |
| Load |
34.3 / 41.2 Watt |
   
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| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS GPU, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZVL41T0HBLB, OLED, 2880x1920, 13.00 | Minisforum V3 R7 8840U, Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024Q-A0, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00 | Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV R9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Micron 2400 MTFDKBK1T0QFM, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.40 | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core, , IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00 | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 Ultra 5 125H, Arc 7-Core, Samsung PM9B1 512GB MZVL4512HBLU, OLED, 2880x1800, 16.00 | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U i7-1255U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV, IPS, 2880x1920, 13.00 | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM SD 8cx Gen 3, Adreno 690, , IPS, 2880x1920, 13.00 | Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) | Average of class Tablet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -203% | -346% | -65% | -86% | -41% | -94% | -21% | -21% | 40% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 2.8 | 10.1 -261% | 16.63 -494% | 3.2 -14% | 4.2 -50% | 3 -7% | 5.1 -82% | 2.8 -0% | 3.23 ? -15% | 1.72 ? 39% |
| Idle Average * | 3.9 | 16.9 -333% | 20.68 -430% | 6.4 -64% | 7.1 -82% | 6.3 -62% | 9.8 -151% | 6.8 -74% | 5.27 ? -35% | 3.73 ? 4% |
| Idle Maximum * | 4.9 | 20.6 -320% | 29.88 -510% | 10.8 -120% | 12.9 -163% | 6.5 -33% | 11.3 -131% | 8.1 -65% | 6.07 ? -24% | 4.32 ? 12% |
| Load Average * | 34.3 | 51.7 -51% | 75.5 -120% | 54.6 -59% | 58.9 -72% | 49.3 -44% | 47.5 -38% | 23.8 31% | 30.7 ? 10% | 8.99 ? 74% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 35.8 | |||||||||
| Load Maximum * | 41.2 | 61.2 -49% | 113.3 -175% | 70.2 -70% | 66.7 -62% | 65.5 -59% | 68.5 -66% | 40.2 2% | 59 ? -43% | 12.6 ? 69% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 55.4 | 92.6 | 35.5 | 49.5 | 45.9 | 36 |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Cyberpunk 2077 / stress test
Power consumption with an external monitor
Battery life
Microsoft has increased the battery capacity from 47.7 to 53 Wh and, overall, the battery runtimes (despite the bright OLED) are better, especially when compared to the Intel version. In the Wi-Fi test at 150 cd/m², (representing 58 % of the review device's maximum SDR brightness) and 60 Hz, we managed 11 hours (10 hours at 120 Hz), making it around an hour more than the ARM model and 3.5 hours more than the old Intel model. When we performed the Wi-Fi test at 60 Hz and maximum SDR brightness, we measured a little over 6 hours and a touch over 5.5 hours at 120 Hz. The high brightness is clearly noticeable here. The video test at 150 cd/m² ran for almost 16 hours and an HDR video, played at maximum brightness, ran for 6 hours 45 minutes. Under load, you can drain the battery after around 1 hour 45 minutes. A complete charging process with the device switched on takes 142 minutes; 80 % of the capacity is available once more after 85 minutes.
All in all, the Snapdragon X Elite allows for longer runtimes than the old Intel model of the Surface Pro 9 and the scores are also decent compared to the direct competition.
| Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS GPU, 53 Wh | Minisforum V3 R7 8840U, Radeon 780M, 50.82 Wh | Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV R9 7940HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 75 Wh | Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core, 60 Wh | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IMH9 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core, 75 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 Ultra 5 125H, Arc 7-Core, 76 Wh | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, i7-1255U i7-1255U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 47.7 Wh | Microsoft Surface Pro 9, ARM SD 8cx Gen 3, Adreno 690, 47.7 Wh | Average of class Tablet | |
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| Battery Runtime | -17% | -11% | 31% | -11% | -6% | -31% | -9% | 61% | |
| H.264 | 953 | 685 -28% | 881 -8% | 562 -41% | 926 ? -3% | ||||
| WiFi v1.3 | 665 | 352 -47% | 712 7% | 815 23% | 600 -10% | 531 -20% | 451 -32% | 603 -9% | 820 ? 23% |
| Load | 104 | 119 14% | 143 38% | 93 -11% | 114 10% | 82 -21% | 275 ? 164% | ||
| Witcher 3 ultra | 90 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - The Surface Pro with Snapdragon and OLED is a good 2-in-1
In our review, the new Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ with the Snapdragon X Elite processor generally made a good impression. Speed-wise, there is no tangible difference to the previous Intel models and it is significantly better than the old ARM version (which was, however, passively cooled). The new, 11th-generation Surface Pro can be used without any limitations, just like a "normal" Windows device - as long as you use compatible apps and aren't too bothered about gaming performance. However, Microsoft isn't giving its customers any choice in the matter since the Intel variants are no longer available.
The new Qualcomm processor offers sufficient performance and the Adreno GPU didn't have any problems handling everyday tasks. But, the Snapdragon chip demands active cooling and, accordingly, the 2-in-1 gets loud, especially under higher CPU load. Additionally, under load and similar to the old Intel models, the high surface temperatures are problematic because skin contact is unpleasant.
The new Surface Pro OLED Copilot+ is a good 2-in-1, provided you don't require any special applications or prioritize gaming performance. The battery life profits from the ARM chip and, apart from a slight raster effect, the new OLED panel also impresses.
The new OLED panel is very bright and, in addition to 120 Hz, it offers a high resolution and good image quality. The slight raster effect is only visible when viewing bright content. Despite this, the 3:2 display is not ideal for consuming media and the PWM flickering could have a negative effect when undertaking work-based tasks. The cheaper IPS variant (also currently reviewed) could do better here especially since the Snapdragon X Plus isn't much slower. An additional problem is the price because upwards of $2.000 is quite steep when you consider the keyboard and stylus have to be bought separately.
Price and availability
Our Surface Pro review device is immediately available on Best Buy for $1,699. The OLED model with 16 GB of RAM and the smaller 512 GB SSD costs $1,499 also on Best Buy.
Note: We have updated our rating system meaning version 8 results are not comparable with those found in version 7. Additional information can be found here.
Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Copilot+
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06/28/2024 v8 (new)
Andreas Osthoff
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Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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