![]() GPIO headers are important to makers to connect sensors, control servos and motors, and so on. Technically speaking, there’s another x86 SBC that’s even cheaper, but not using Intel nor AMD, and instead 86duino Zero relies on a DM&P Vortex86EX 32-bit single-core processor 300 MHz with 128MB of RAM… ODYSSEY-X86J4125 – Intel meets Arduino & Raspberry Pi Click to Enlarge Rock Pi X is mostly interesting for its compact form factor, low price, and x86 compatibility. Of course, you should not expect greater performance from a Cherry Trail processor. While Rock Pi X SBC can run Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04, our review of Rock Pi X with both operating systems showed it could be challenging to have everything work well with some driver issues (as of January 2021), and thermal cooling not implemented by default (so remember to purchase the optional heatsink). ![]() That price tag is for the version with 1 GB RAM and 8GB eMMC flash, and AFAIK it is impossible to source, with the most common model being Rock Pi X with 2GB of RAM and 32 GB of flash sold for $63 plus shipping. But now in 2021, the cheapest x86 SBC that can run Windows is clearly Rock Pi X starting at $39… ![]() If you ever wanted the cheapest possible x86 board, Atomic Pi SBC $35 price tag was hard to beat, but it was only cheap because it was sourced from a failed robotics project, and not very convenient to use. That means affordable pricing, I/O headers, and community support. A few weeks ago, we wrote a list of what we consider to be the top 5 most powerful Arm SBC’s and development kits, and this time around we’ll cover x86 SBC’s powered by Intel or AMD processors.īut this time around, instead of focusing on the most powerful x86 single board computers which would lead to unaffordable, industrial Xeon SBC’s, we’ll be looking into the 5 best boards designed for makers. ![]()
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