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> Despite having used considerable quantities of AMD processors and Intel NICs, we don't get adequate design support for new projects. In addition, the x86 sili
by transpute 4y ago
> Despite having used considerable quantities of AMD processors and Intel NICs, we don't get adequate design support for new projects. In addition, the x86 silicon currently offered is not very appealing for our niche of passively cooled boards.
Have Intel and AMD ceded low-power embedded systems to Arm and RISC-V?
Only a handful of Ryzen Embedded (v1000, v2000) board designs were announced. They took years to become available for purchase and cost several multiples of an APU2.
PC Engines offered unmatched flexibility in the sub-$200 x86 segment:
low-power, fanless
open-source coreboot firmware
Intel NICs (vs Realtek)
open schematics
USB, SD, SATA or mSATA storage
ECC RAM
GPIO
TPM and DRTM
3rd party cases for rack/wall mount
supported by Linux, Xen, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, pfSense, OPNsense
earlier thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35614613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35614613