On the Geekbench 5.4 overall performance test, the Surface Pro 8 scored 5,347. The built-in Windows 11 operating system is no doubt a contributing factor to the 2-on-1’s impressive performance. Whether it was browsing the web, watching YouTube videos, or listening to Spotify, the Surface Pro 8 never buckled during my testing - all programs ran smoothly. My review unit came with a quad-core 11th Gen Intel i7-1185G7 processor and 16GB of RAM, making it twice as fast as the Surface Pro 7, according to Microsoft. Ports: 2 Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, headphone jack, external GPU and HDD support Storage: 512GB | 1TB (128GB or 256GB removable SSD options) Microsoft Surface Pro 8 review: Performance Keeping the audio between 50-75% is fine in most instances. Audio quality suffers when it’s set to maximum, with everything becoming a jumbled mess. Bass isn’t terrible but it’s not superb either. This holds true whether it’s a YouTuber speaking from their studio or a video game with booming explosions and music. If you keep the volume below 75%, the audio from the Surface Pro 8 sounds crisp and clear. While the Surface Pro 8’s audio isn’t mind-blowing, it’s impressive for this kind of device. Audio quality on portable devices can be hit or miss, sounding thin and flat. The Surface Pro 8 houses its speakers behind the top bezel. Colors pop and it’s easy to see small details in streamed video content, video games, and just about everything else.

We pointed our colorimeter at the Surface Pro 8's screen and found it achieves 103.7% of the sRGB color gamut and 71.9% of the DCI-P3 color gamut (the closer to 100%, the better). Images come through clearly in both bright and dimly-lit environments. This is close to the peak 450 nits Microsoft advertises for the Surface Pro 8. Based on our testing, the display achieves an average of 452.8 nits and hits 444 nits around the center of the screen.

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