Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 13.8
- Launched: June 2026
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~85.6%
- Dimensions: 301 x 220 x 17.5 mm (11.85 x 8.66 x 0.69 inches)
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Review
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 13.8
| Weight |
1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
301 x 220 x 17.5 mm
11.85 x 8.66 x 0.69 inches |
| Area |
662 cm2 (102.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~85.6% |
| Side bezels |
4.7 mm |
| Colors |
Black, Gray, Green |
| Material |
Aluminum |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
135° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Liquid metal |
No |
| Number of fans |
1 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
42.4 dB |
| Size |
13.8 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate |
Yes |
| PPI |
201 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
3:2 |
| Resolution |
2304 x 1536 pixels |
| HDR support |
Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology |
No |
| Touchscreen |
Yes |
| Coating |
Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor |
Yes |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1300:1 |
| sRGB color space |
97.8% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
86.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
96.5% |
| Response time |
29 ms |
| Full charging time |
1:40 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left, Right |
| Charge power |
39 W |
| Weight of AC adapter |
160 grams |
| Base frequency |
4.04 GHz |
| Cores |
10 |
| Threads |
10 |
| L3 Cache |
6 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Adreno X2-45 |
| Fabrication process |
3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3192
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13714
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
116
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
849
| Type |
Integrated |
| Fabrication process |
3 nm |
| GPU base clock |
500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1700 MHz |
| FLOPS |
3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
System Shared |
| Memory type |
LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus |
128 bit |
| Memory speed |
9.52 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
1152 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
72 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
36 |
| GPU performance |
3.9 TFLOPS |
| Channels |
2x8 GB |
| Clock |
9523 MHz |
| Type |
LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable |
No |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
1 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos |
Yes |
| Loudness |
~83.3 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v7 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.4 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Infrared sensor |
Yes |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
Ports
| USB-A |
1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt |
Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI |
No |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
No |
| SD card reader |
Yes |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.5 mm |
Touchpad
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
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