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Smart Home Circle

Single Board Computer

Radxa Dragon Q8B

With 29 TOPS of local AI performance, dual 2.5GbE ports, and blazingly fast M.2 NVMe storage, check out our full hands-on review and benchmarks of the Radxa Dragon Q8B.

Key Specs:

SoC:Qualcomm SC 8280 XP
CPU:
No. Of Cores:8
Cores:4 x Kryo Prime up to 3.0GHz 4 x Kryo Gold up to 2.4GHz
GPU:
Model:Qualcomm® Adreno™ 690
Support:Vulkan® 1.3 OpenGL® ES 3.2 DirectX 12
AI Capabilities:NPU: Qualcomm® AI Engine Up to 29 TOPS
Radxa Rock 5T

Discover real-world benchmarks, dual NVMe testing, and blazing-fast Home Assistant AI performance that easily outshines the Raspberry Pi 5

Key Specs:

SoC:Rockchip RK3588
CPU:
No. Of Cores:8
Cores:4 x Cortex®-A76 up to 2.4GHz 4 x Cortex®-A55 up to 1.8GHz
GPU:
Model:Arm Mali G610MC4
Support:Vulkan® 1.1, 1.2 OpenGL® ES 3.2/2.0/1.1 OpenCL® 1.1, 1.2 and 2.2
AI Capabilities:NPU: Up to 6 TOPS
ZimaBoard 2

Build the ultimate compact DIY NAS with ZimaBoard 2. Leveraging ZimaOS and dual 2.5GbE, this energy-efficient kit simplifies backups, media streaming, and running virtual machines for your personal home lab

Key Specs:

SoC:Intel Processor N150 (Alder Lake-N)
CPU:
No. Of Cores:4
Cores:4 × Intel N150 Cores Frequency up to 3.60GHz 6M Cache
GPU:
Model:Intel UHD Graphics
Support:4K@60Hz output DirectX 12.1 OpenGL 4.6 OpenCL 3.0
AI Capabilities:CPU Only. Expandable via PCIe (e.g., external GPU support)
Radxa Orion O6N

Powerful Radxa Orion O6N Nano-ITX review: benchmarks, Linux support, thermals, AI tests, and I/O performance with UEFI support.

Key Specs:

SoC:Cix P1 (CD8160 variant)
CPU:
No. Of Cores:12
Cores:4 × Cortex-A720 up to 2.6GHz 4 × Cortex-A720 up to 2.4GHz 4 × Cortex-A520 up to 1.8GHz
GPU:
Model:Arm Immortalis-G720 MC10
Support:Vulkan 1.4 OpenGL ES 4.3 OpenCL 3.0 Hardware ray tracing
AI Capabilities:NPU: Up to 30 TOPS