A somewhat speed-optimized IP CPU core [1] runs at 600DMIPs on a Virtex7. I would hope that SiFive is in the same ballpark, but it's probably slower. Even in a

A somewhat speed-optimized IP CPU core [1] runs at 600DMIPs on a Virtex7. I would hope that SiFive is in the same ballpark, but it's probably slower. Even in a best-case scenario, this is nowhere near a low end consumer PC. edit: For reference, my 5 years old Thinkpad x230 does around 7400 DMIPs per core. [1] - https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/microblaze.html https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/microblaze.html