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Might be nicer to link to the source of that article, https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/10/02/buy-rock-pi-x-windows-10-sbc/ https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/10
by onli 6y ago
Might be nicer to link to the source of that article, https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/10/02/buy-rock-pi-x-windows-10-sbc/ https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/10/02/buy-rock-pi-x-window....
The mini pc itself looks great. I assume that a 2GHz x86 quad core could do more than the Pi, even if it's just an Atom. 4GB max memory is more limiting than what you can get there though.
- kelchm 6y agoIt’s hard to find any directly comparable benchmarks, but I wouldn’t be so sure that it’s actually faster than the CPU in the Raspberry Pi 4.
- onli 6y agoIt's just a guess. The kernel support should be a lot better, also the graphics driver support. But with those low TDP Intel processors that could be completely wrong.
- tracker1 6y agoYeah, I'm not sure how comparable it really is... I mean, with modest cooling, an RPi 4 can OC to ~2.1ghz without issue. I wouldn't mind if these were slightly larger if the I/O could be mostly on one side. Add 1-2x sata and/or m.2 slots and a second nic and the possibilities really open up. Though USB3 isn't too bad depending on your needs. Also, kind of hoping that a few more polished options for 4-8 board cluster cases start popping up... The ability to do clustering solutions on real hardware for low-cost testing is really interesting as well. All of that said, I agree, other than GPU support, I'm not sure that this actually performs any better than an RPi 4, and with the pi having 8gb option in play, this is potentially a much worse option. 1-2 more generations of these super small form computers, and it'll get even more compelling for general use for most people.