However, the 6500Y does run at higher locks and includes twice the amount of cache memory, and based on the few benchmarks and tests available at this point, we can expect it to score anywhere between 20-50% better than the 4425Y in benchmarks. Both CPUs are basic and slow chips by today’s standards, primarily designed with efficiency in mind. In comparison, the base Go 2 shipped with a Pentium Gold 4425Y 2C/4T processor and the same kind of basic memory and storage, so no change there. So as these specs sheets clearly reveal, the Go 3 and Go 2 are pretty much identical in every way, except for the internal hardware specs.Īt the base level, the Go 3 now ships with a Pentium Gold 6500Y 2C/4T processor, paired with 4 GB of LPDDR3 memory and 64 GB of eMMC storage. ~.55 kg / 1.22 lbs for LTE model (without the Type Coverĥ MPx front-camera with Windows Hello, 8 MPx rear camera, stereo 2W speakers with Dolby Audio, available in Platinum ~.54 kg / 1.2 lbs for WiFi model (without the Type Cover) WiFi 6 AX with Bluetooth 5.0, optional LTEġx USB-C gen1, 1x Surface Connect port, 1x Surface Keyboard connector, 3.5 mm audio jack, micro SD card-readerĢ45 mm or 9.65” (w) x 175 mm or 6.9” (d) x 8.3 mm or 0.33” (h) Up to 8 GB LPDDR3 (soldered, dual-channel) Intel Amber Lake Pentium Gold 4425Y, 2C/4T or Intel Amber Lake Pentium Gold 6500Y, 2C/4T or Microsoft Surface Go 3 specs sheet, vs Go 2ġ0.5 inch, 1920 x 1280 px resolution (3:2 aspect ratio), touch, 400+ nits I’ll explain why further down, but first, here’s a specs sheet of the Surface Go 3 right next to the Go 2 model.

However, while many were hoping (unrealistically, I would add) for an efficient ARM hardware on the Go 3, or perhaps the latest Intel Lake Field or AMD Van Gogh silicon on the higher-tier configurations, the reality only delivers refreshed Intel Amber Lake chips on this late-2021 update of the Go 3, which some of you (myself included) might find underwhelming. The previous Surface Go 2 was rather slow by today’s standards, so I’m glad to see potentially faster components in this new generation.

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