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Still hoping Raspberry Pi would make a dual-core Cortex A53 (ARMv8) version for 2015. At 28nm, it should be pretty cheap by then. I think dual-core would be pr

Still hoping Raspberry Pi would make a dual-core Cortex A53 (ARMv8) version for 2015. At 28nm, it should be pretty cheap by then. I think dual-core would be preferable to single core, even if it's more expensive than their target, because so many projects are trying to put a "full OS" on Raspberry Pi, and a dual core version would serve that much better in a real world usage scenario (like for education in poor schools and such).

pjc50 12y ago
Which Broadcom part did you have in mind? dual core version would serve that much better in a real world usage scenario Explain how this is significantly more educational, or how lack of CPU is some how debilitating to current use.
vardump 12y ago
A53 would be nice indeed. I think CPU core count makes very little difference in price, because it's such a small portion of total chip space used. 64 kB L1 and 512 kB L2 (configured in such a way CPU can use it) would be very nice too. I hope it also has 2 GB RAM, at least as much graphics performance. More wouldn't hurt, but Videocore 4 is pretty ok as it is. USB3, SATA and gigabit ethernet. Or at least 1 PCIe lane.