Samsung Galaxy Book6 16" Gray Review

This laptop is all about the ports, landing in the 99th percentile for I/O. Sadly, its CPU performance is in the 24th percentile, making it slower than most laptops at this price. Buy it only if you hate dongles and live inside Samsung's world.

The Samsung Galaxy Book6 Copilot+ PC is a machine built around ports and ecosystem features, not raw power. It lands in the 99th percentile for port selection, which is a huge win if you hate dongles. But that's the main headline number. Under the hood, you're looking at an Intel Core Ultra 7 paired with integrated graphics, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD, which puts it in the middle to lower end of our performance database.

Let's be clear: this isn't a performance powerhouse. Its CPU score sits in the 24th percentile, which means it's slower than about three-quarters of the laptops we track. That Intel Core Ultra 7 and integrated GPU combo lands the graphics performance in the 53rd percentile, so it's fine for basic tasks and video streaming, but that's it. Gaming is its weakest area with a score of 15.5 out of 100, so don't even think about it. The 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM is decent, sitting at the 52nd percentile, and the 16-inch 120Hz touchscreen is okay at the 57th percentile for screens. The real story is that 99th percentile port selection: two USB-C, four USB-A, and HDMI means you can plug in almost anything without an adapter.

At $1250, the value proposition is tricky. You're paying a premium for that extensive port suite and the Samsung ecosystem glue, not for the core specs. The CPU and storage are well below average for this price range. If you need all those ports and live inside the Galaxy phone/tablet world, it has a niche appeal. Otherwise, you can find laptops with much stronger performance for the same money.

Stacked against its Copilot+ peers, the trade-offs are stark. The ASUS ProArt PX13 offers a far more powerful Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, an RTX 4050 GPU, and double the storage for a similar price, though with fewer ports. The Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ will likely have better battery life and a sharper screen. Compared to a gaming laptop like the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i, there's no contest in performance; the Legion obliterates it. Even Apple's MacBook Pro M4, while more expensive, offers exponentially better CPU performance and battery life. The Galaxy Book6's only clear win is its I/O panel.

Skip this if you need performance for creative work, coding, or data analysis. That 24th percentile CPU score means it will feel sluggish under load. Also skip it if you want a lightweight travel companion; its 29th percentile compactness score means it's heavier than many similar-sized laptops. And obviously, gamers should look elsewhere immediately.

We can only recommend the Galaxy Book6 Copilot+ PC if your top priority is having every port imaginable and you're deeply invested in the Samsung device ecosystem. Its performance numbers, especially the 24th percentile CPU score and small 512GB SSD, are hard to justify at $1250 when so many competitors offer more power for the price. It's a connectivity hub first, a laptop second.