Tech Advisor - UK (2020-02)

FEBRUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 29

but compared to the chips in most other Chromebooks

we’ve tested, it’s a solid offering – certainly able to

handle mainstream productivity tasks, if not graphics-

intensive or gaming applications. The proof is in the

performance charts below.

The Cr-XPRT performance test measures

Chromebook performance in basic productivity tasks

as well as more demanding activities, such as watching

movies or playing games. The HP Chromebook x360

14 g1, which has a more powerful U-series Core chip,

leads by a wide margin, but the Pixelbook Go heads

up the middle of the pack.

Basemark is another broad-based benchmark,

incorporating web real-time graphics using WebGL and

JavaScript frameworks. The Pixelbook Go does even

better in this test, creating its own place between the

The Pixelbook Go posted a good score in Cr-XPRT, not

far behind the leaders in this broad-based test suite

FEBRUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 29

but compared to the chips in most other Chromebooks

we’ve tested, it’s a solid offering – certainly able to

handle mainstream productivity tasks, if not graphics-

intensive or gaming applications. The proof is in the

performance charts below.

The Cr-XPRT performance test measures

Chromebook performance in basic productivity tasks

as well as more demanding activities, such as watching

moviesorplayinggames.TheHPChromebookx360

14 g1, which has a more powerful U-series Core chip,

leadsbya widemargin,butthePixelbookGoheads

upthe middle of the pack.

Basemark is another broad-based benchmark,

incorporating web real-time graphics using WebGL and

JavaScript frameworks. The Pixelbook Go does even

better in this test, creating its own place between the

The Pixelbook Go posted a good score in Cr-XPRT, not
far behind the leaders in this broad-based test suite