Single Board Computer

Radxa Cubie A7Z

Radxa Cubie A7Z review with benchmarks, NVMe over PCIe Gen3 x1, USB 3.1 Gen2 speeds, thermals, power draw, and real-world 1080p/4K playback tests.

Key Specs:

SoC:Allwinner A733

CPU:

No. Of Cores:8

Cores:2 × Cortex-A76 up to 2.0GHz 6 × Cortex-A55 up to 1.8GHz

GPU:

Model:Imagination BXM-4-64 MC1

Support:OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3 OpenCL 3.0

AI Capabilities:NPU: 3 TOPS

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SBC

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Radxa Dragon Q6A

My Radxa Dragon Q6A review with benchmark results, thermals, NVMe/UFS speeds, Home Assistant voice tests, and a walkthrough of Windows 11 on ARM (UEFI).

Key Specs:

SoC:Qualcomm QCS6490

CPU:

No. Of Cores:8

Cores:1 × Kryo Prime @ 2.7GHz 3 × Kryo Gold @ 2.4GHz 4 × Kryo Silver @ 1.9GHz

GPU:

Model:Qualcomm Adreno 643

Support:OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3 OpenCL 2.2 DirectX Feature Level 12

AI Capabilities:Qualcomm AI Engine (Hexagon DSP + Hexagon Tensor Accelerator): Up to 12 TOPS

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SBC

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Muse Pi Pro

Hands-on review of the Muse Pi Pro RISC-V SBC with the SpacemiT K1 SoC – benchmarks, thermals, NVMe and Wi-Fi 6 performance, plus my honest thoughts for developers.

Key Specs:

SoC:SpacemiT M1 RISC-V SoC (similar to K1)

CPU:

No. Of Cores:8

Cores:8 × X60 RISC-V cores up to 1.6GHz

GPU:

Model:Imagination IMG BXE-2-32

Support:OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.2

AI Capabilities:NPU: Up to 2.0 TOPS

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Radxa Cubie A7A

I benchmarked the Radxa Cubie A7A (Allwinner A733): thermals, Geekbench, LPDDR5, PCIe NVMe, USB 3.1 Gen2, Whisper/HA, and Pi 5 vs Pi 4 comparisons.

Key Specs:

SoC:Allwinner A733

CPU:

No. Of Cores:8

Cores:2 × Cortex-A76 up to 2.0GHz 6 × Cortex-A55 up to 1.8GHz

GPU:

Model:Imagination BXM-4-64 MC1

Support:OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3 OpenCL 3.0

AI Capabilities:NPU: Up to 3TOPs

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SBC

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Radxa Cubie A7Z

Single Board Computer

Full Review

Radxa Cubie A7Z review with benchmarks, NVMe over PCIe Gen3 x1, USB 3.1 Gen2 speeds, thermals, power draw, and real-world 1080p/4K playback tests.

Specifications:

SoC:Allwinner A733

CPU:

No. Of Cores:8

Cores:2 × Cortex-A76 up to 2.0GHz 6 × Cortex-A55 up to 1.8GHz

GPU:

Model:Imagination BXM-4-64 MC1

Support:OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3 OpenCL 3.0

AI Capabilities:NPU: 3 TOPS

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Radxa Dragon Q6A

Single Board Computer

Full Review

My Radxa Dragon Q6A review with benchmark results, thermals, NVMe/UFS speeds, Home Assistant voice tests, and a walkthrough of Windows 11 on ARM (UEFI).

Specifications:

SoC:Qualcomm QCS6490

CPU:

No. Of Cores:8

Cores:1 × Kryo Prime @ 2.7GHz 3 × Kryo Gold @ 2.4GHz 4 × Kryo Silver @ 1.9GHz

GPU:

Model:Qualcomm Adreno 643

Support:OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3 OpenCL 2.2 DirectX Feature Level 12

AI Capabilities:Qualcomm AI Engine (Hexagon DSP + Hexagon Tensor Accelerator): Up to 12 TOPS

Buy Now:

Buy on AliExpress

Muse Pi Pro

Single Board Computer

Full Review

Hands-on review of the Muse Pi Pro RISC-V SBC with the SpacemiT K1 SoC – benchmarks, thermals, NVMe and Wi-Fi 6 performance, plus my honest thoughts for developers.

Specifications:

SoC:SpacemiT M1 RISC-V SoC (similar to K1)

CPU:

No. Of Cores:8

Cores:8 × X60 RISC-V cores up to 1.6GHz

GPU:

Model:Imagination IMG BXE-2-32

Support:OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.2

AI Capabilities:NPU: Up to 2.0 TOPS

Buy Now:

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Radxa Cubie A7A

Single Board Computer

Full Review

I benchmarked the Radxa Cubie A7A (Allwinner A733): thermals, Geekbench, LPDDR5, PCIe NVMe, USB 3.1 Gen2, Whisper/HA, and Pi 5 vs Pi 4 comparisons.

Specifications:

SoC:Allwinner A733

CPU:

No. Of Cores:8

Cores:2 × Cortex-A76 up to 2.0GHz 6 × Cortex-A55 up to 1.8GHz

GPU:

Model:Imagination BXM-4-64 MC1

Support:OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3 OpenCL 3.0

AI Capabilities:NPU: Up to 3TOPs