Mystery Asus tablet hits GFXBench

We heard about upcoming Asus tablets quite a few times lately, but no rumor we heard so far mentioned a dodeca-core processor. Although this mystery Asus tablet that surfaced on GFXBench packing a 12-core processor still needs to be confirmed and the slate might only be a prototype or a fake listing, there is also a chance to see the real thing launching later this year.

The GFXBench listing does not contain any model name but reveals a powerful PowerVR Rogue GX6250 graphics chip, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage, and Android 7.0 Nougat on top. The 9.6-inch multitouch display has a resolution of 2,048X1,536 pixels, and the processor is listed as MediaTek MT8173. This is the weak link of the entire database entry since the MT8173 is a quad-core part that features two Cortex-A72 and two Cortex-A53 cores. The presence of one 8 MP back camera and a 5 MP front image snapper can be spotted as well.

Since we already heard about Asus' plans to release a new 9.6-inch tablet, remains to see if the 12-core processor is really in the cards or just a GFXBench glitch/faked database entry. We will keep an eye on this story and we will get back to it as soon as we find out anything new, so stay tuned.