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RISC-V cores available today are at the same performance level as low to mid-end Android phones. That's also enough for a decent laptop, assuming you're not try
by brucehoult 8y ago
RISC-V cores available today are at the same performance level as low to mid-end Android phones. That's also enough for a decent laptop, assuming you're not trying to set any performance records.
Access to a GPU is far more important for consumer devices than anything to do with RISC-V vs ARM in the CPU core(s).
As are things such as DDR RAM controller, ethernet, WIFI, and USB.
That's assuming you want to develop an SoC for your laptop.
If you want to use an existing SoC then possibly one of the best bets at the moment would be to use the Amlogic S905 quad core 1.536 GHz ARM A53 used in the Odroid C2. It was designed for set top boxes rather than phones or PCs, but as a result it has very good graphics and video support.
I don't know where you can buy the raw chips, but there a lot of pretty cheap boards and devices using them on aliexpress
e.g. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MECOOL-M8S-Plus-DVB-T2-TV-Box-Android-7-1-Amlogic-S905D-1GB-RAM-8GB-ROM/32908690446.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MECOOL-M8S-Plus-DVB-T2-TV-Bo...