Google’s Chrome OS/Windows 10 Pixel Slate to Feature Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM

Google’s first Chrome OS tablet is just around the corner, and a Geekbench benchmark provides us with a closer look at what may be under the hood of the device launching on October 9.

Called Pixel Slate, the tablet will dual-boot Chrome OS and Windows 10, and according to this new discovery, it’s likely to feature no less than 16GB RAM and be powered by an Intel Core i7-8500Y chip.

By the looks of things, Google wants the device to be capable of running the most demanding tasks with little effort, and the said specs would certainly cope with the majority of processes on both Chrome OS and Windows 10.

But more importantly, in order to offer a flawless Windows 10 experience, such hardware is mandatory, especially as it’s believed that Google may position the Pixel Slate as a rival to Microsoft’s very own Surface.

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