The Ultimate Breakdown: Average Laptop Specifications You Need to Know in 2023

With all this data in mind, we can combine the various specifications to show what the average laptop looks like. In the table below we show the most common specifications and, where possible and appropriate, also the true average of the entire laptop range.

Given the high market share in the Pricewatch offering, the average computer is likely to have an Intel processor, with CPUs with 10 cores being the most common. Again: these can be P or E cores. On average, laptop processors have 10.95 CPU cores, although unfortunately the difference between P-cores and E-cores cannot be ignored.

Among the laptop GPUs, the Intel Iris Graphics G7 comes with 80 execution units most common. Among the individual GPUs, the RTX 4060 from Nvidia is the most popular, although more than two-thirds of the laptops do not have a separate video chip. In addition, the average laptop has 16GB of DDR5 memory and 512GB SSD; on average, these amounts are 18.14 and 688.40 GB respectively.

In terms of display, the 14-inch screen diagonal is the most common, although the real average is around 15.18 inches. That screen usually has an IPS panel and an aspect ratio of 16:9. Most laptops also have a 60Hz screen, although the average refresh rate is much higher, at 108.95Hz.

In addition, the standard computer has a standard full HD screen. However, the average screen resolution comes out a little different. By calculating both the average horizontal and the average resolution directly according to the total offer, we arrive at a screen resolution of 2157×1297 pixels. Although there are no laptops on the market with a display of that resolution, the aspect ratio (also not there) would be exactly 5:3.

Finally, we come to battery capacity and the operating system. Battery capacities between 50 and 60Wh are most common in the Pricewatch, but unfortunately we can’t be more specific than that. This makes it almost impossible to calculate an average battery capacity. By taking the average of all ‘categories’, we arrive at 62Wh, but there is a good chance that the true average deviates significantly from this. The average laptop also comes with Windows 11, probably the Home version.