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>As soon as you start worrying about power, or GPIO, then it starts to get a bit messy. 7nm-10nm X86 CPUs from Intel and AMD are nearly as efficient as a R-PI,
by ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>As soon as you start worrying about power, or GPIO, then it starts to get a bit messy.
7nm-10nm X86 CPUs from Intel and AMD are nearly as efficient as a R-PI, IPC for IPC, and GPIOs can be extended on them via USB in a standardized manner if desired.
Most people buy R-Pis to run linux, python, a web server or turn on some LEDs. Linux, python and web servers can be run on low power X86 machines, and LEDs can be turned on by an Arduino or R-PI 2040 microcontroller.
People stuck to using R-Pis out of comfort and inertia because it was the only thing they heard about and it was the best thing at the time when X86 was not competing in the space, but today it's no longer the only option or the best option. People need to start exploring the other options.
- TaylorAlexander 4y ago> GPIOs can be extended on them via USB Again, I am designing a farming robot. We absolutely do not want to use USB for anything critical (which is pretty much everything). On our raspberry pi motherboard I’m using SPI to talk to CAN bus chips to do motor control. I’ve had so many weird control USB issues in my life I would absolutely not want to use USB for motor control!
- KaiserPro 4y agoThats true, but they are a lot more expensive. I've been looking to replace my current intel 10watt server with a AMD ~10 watt device for a >3x performance boost, but they are all going to cost >$250.
- pmontra 4y agoMy current ARM server runs samba, transmission, icecast2 +deefuzzer and nginx for less than 4 W, including the power for a 1 TB Sata3 SSD. No idea how its performances compare to a 10 W x86 machine but it idles all the time and 4 W < 10 W. It costs about 100 Euro.
- danielrpa 4y agoI don't know about the power requirements, but you can get Intel-based mini PCs for $100 on Amazon.