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OrangePi 5 Ultra Review: An ARM64 SBC Powerhouse
OrangePi 5 Ultra Review: an ARM64 SBC Powerhouse
FeatureSpecificationsMaster Chip Rockchip RK3588(8nm LP process) CPU • 8-core 64-bit processor• 4 Cortex-A76 and 4 Cortex-A55 with independent NEON coprocessor• Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz, Cortex-A55 at 1.8GHz GPU • Integrated ARM Mali-G610• Built-in 3D GPU• Fully compatible with OpenGL ES1.½.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2 and Vulkan 1.2 NPU Embedded NPU supports INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16 hybrid computing with up to 6TOPS PMU RK806-1 RAM LPDDR5 496PIN: 4GB, 8GB, 16GB optional Memory • eMMC flash socket• eMMC IC• Note: Either eMMC flash socket or eMMC IC, supports: 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB optional• QSPI NOR flash: 16MB• MicroSD card slot• M.2 M-KEY slot: supports NVMe SSD (PCIe 3.0 4Lane) USB 2 × USB3.0; 2 × USB2.0 Video • 1 × HDMI 2.1 output up to 8K@60FPS• 1 × HDMI 2.0 input up to 4K@60FPS• 1 × MIPI DSI TX 4 Lane Camera • 2 × MIPI CSI 4 Lane• 1 × MIPI D-PHY RX 4 Lane Audio CODEC: ES8388• 1 × Audio 3.5mm jack with mic• 1 × MIC In• 1 × HDMI 2.1 eARC Ethernet 1 × PCIe 2.5G LAN (RTL8125BG) Wi-Fi + BT Module Onboard Wi-Fi 6E + BT 5.3/BLE module: AP6611• Wi-Fi interface: SDIO3.0• BT interface: UART/PCM Expansion Port Dual-row pin: 2.54mm 40Pin• Supports DC 5V and 3.3V power output• Configurable UART, PWM, I2C, SPI, CAN, GPIO and other functional interfaces Button 1 × MaskRom key, 1 × On/Off key Power Source Supports Type-C power supply, 5V @ 5A LED RGB LED side illumination FAN 5V 2PIN 1.25mm socket RTC 3V 2PIN 1.25mm socket Debugging Debug serial UART included in 40PIN expansion port Supported OS Orangepi OS (Droid), Orangepi OS (Arch), Orangepi OS (OH), Ubuntu, Debian, Android 13 PCB Length: 89mm, Width: 57mm, Thickness: 1.6mm Weight 60.5gThe model I received for this review was a 8 GB one. I wasted a lot of time trying to make R and Rstudio for ARM64 work togeher from the distro (without success, there was some kind of issue with the tools base package not being recognized), until I switched gears and used a Docker version of R/Rstudio instead. On the server, you also don’t need to care as much about the lack of GPU support since you are running headless, so any distro provided by OrangePi should do: Debian, Ubuntu, or even Arch.
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