Raspberry Pi 2 Look Alike with Quad Core Atom Processor
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A new quad core Atom SBC is on the market. It matches the RP2 form factor but has an AMD64 architecture. The UP board is available for $89 (1GB RAM) or $99 (2GB RAM), each with 16GB flash. The 4GB RAM version, which also includes 64GB of flash, goes for $149. Shipments are expected in May.
With quad core AMD64 cores and 4GB of RAM this is one potentially very capable board.
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It's not bad...but the price is super high when it's not MUCH better than the three (1.2Ghz quad core stock, 1GB RAM for £32) will be interested to see how it develops...
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@NattNatt said in Raspberry Pi 2 Look Alike with Quad Core Atom Processor:
It's not bad...but the price is super high when it's not MUCH better than the three (1.2Ghz quad core stock, 1GB RAM for £32) will be interested to see how it develops...
Different architecture, though. Very different possible use cases. AMD64 is a lot more flexible. This will run Windows 10 just fine or a Linux desktop.
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@scottalanmiller said in Raspberry Pi 2 Look Alike with Quad Core Atom Processor:
@NattNatt said in Raspberry Pi 2 Look Alike with Quad Core Atom Processor:
It's not bad...but the price is super high when it's not MUCH better than the three (1.2Ghz quad core stock, 1GB RAM for £32) will be interested to see how it develops...
Different architecture, though. Very different possible use cases. AMD64 is a lot more flexible. This will run Windows 10 just fine or a Linux desktop.
ah, didnt think about that...so it's verging on Intel Computestick territory rather than Pi territory..?
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@NattNatt said in Raspberry Pi 2 Look Alike with Quad Core Atom Processor:
@scottalanmiller said in Raspberry Pi 2 Look Alike with Quad Core Atom Processor:
@NattNatt said in Raspberry Pi 2 Look Alike with Quad Core Atom Processor:
It's not bad...but the price is super high when it's not MUCH better than the three (1.2Ghz quad core stock, 1GB RAM for £32) will be interested to see how it develops...
Different architecture, though. Very different possible use cases. AMD64 is a lot more flexible. This will run Windows 10 just fine or a Linux desktop.
ah, didnt think about that...so it's verging on Intel Computestick territory rather than Pi territory..?
Correct. This is a quad core Atom, which is AMD64. So instead of ARM, which is great, this is a PC. So you can run essentially anything you can imagine.
