Surface Laptop Go Thermal And Acoustic Testing Under Duressįor a performance profile, the first run was around 1,130, as our benchmark result recorded. After two runs, we'd done just that, but we ran Cinebench two more times just to be certain. To really make the system work, we had to run multiple Cinebench runs until thermals and performance leveled out. In addition, we also checked out fan noise with our trusty sound meter and measured Surface (heh) temperatures with our handy laser thermometer. To push the system to its limit, we fired up Cinebench R20 and monitored internal temperatures with HWMonitor. It was only when we pushed the system harder did fan noise start to become a factor. After around 30 minutes of YouTube videos, we could hear the fan working, but it wasn't anywhere near full volume and didn't really get annoying at that low speed. In fact, browsing the internet with a small handful of tabs open, the fans hardly spun up. While many systems push plenty of air with just a whirring sound from air rushing between their heat sink fins, the Surface Laptop Go whistled while it worked.
That's a good thing, because when the fan spins up, it can get loud enough to grab attention and high-pitched enough to be slightly annoying. The Surface Laptop Go is actively cooled, but when the system is idle, the fan can spin down entirely. Surface Laptop Go Thermal And Cooling Performance After we had totally drained the Surface Laptop Go, the charger was able to get it back to full power in about 90 minutes. This can be very useful if someone trips on the cord, since the magnet should pull out of the laptop before the PC comes tumbling down to the floor. Rather than rely on friction to hold the connector in place, the system uses magnets. The Surface Laptop Go comes with a 39W AC adapter which uses Microsoft's proprietary Surface Connect port on the right side of the laptop.
That small battery is obviously part of the reason why the system is so lightweight, too. That's right in the middle of the pack despite the Surface Laptop Go's relatively diminutive power pack size, which works out to being generally efficient on the whole. With that in mind, the system performed respectably on battery, surviving well over six hours of video playback. While we couldn't get inside easily to look at the battery's markings, the ever-trusty HWMonitor was able to derive that the battery is rated for 39.7 Watt-hours, around 20% lower than many 13" notebooks we test, including several members of the XPS 13 and ThinkPad X1 lineup.
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