This year's small computer - Page 8

debrouxl · 2015-09-02, 17:11

More raw power than the RPi 2, only $15: http://linuxgizmos.com/15-dollar-ora...quad-core-soc/ .

Xyzzy · 2015-11-11, 15:32

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/...hine-learning/

fivemack · 2015-11-12, 11:56

I never managed to get anything compiled for the single Kepler core on my TK1, which makes me a little more wary of getting a TX1. The pricing is a bit beyond trivial ($599 - I'd need the base-board since interfacing with the 400-pin custom board-to-board connector is well beyond my skills), but 4xA57 is a perceptible amount of computation and 4GB an acceptable amount of memory.

An interesting question is how deeply nVidia are committed to making the baseboard usable with multiple module generations; whether I can upgrade in 2020 to a TV1 with 16xA77 and a single Volta core just by buying a new module.

Xyzzy · 2015-11-26, 14:48

http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/201...pi-for-just-4/

Quote:

Have you ever wanted a Raspberry Pi but thought that £16/$25—roughly three packs of cigarettes—was a little exorbitant for a complete computer capable of running Linux? Well, I have good news: the Raspberry Pi Foundation has just released the Pi Zero, a single-board computer that costs just £4/$5.

paulunderwood · 2015-11-26, 16:34

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34922561

Another write-up on the Pi Zero.

Can one buy micro-usb keyboards and mice?

How do you network it?

paulunderwood · 2015-11-26, 16:53

I seems you can buy a cheap micro-usb hub with ethernet and say 3 usb ports.

How is this board powered?

VictordeHolland · 2015-11-26, 22:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulunderwood

I seems you can buy a cheap micro-usb hub with ethernet and say 3 usb ports.

How is this board powered?

Micro USB (5V), but I don't believe a cable or adapter is included (else I would just buy it for the adapter :) ).

VictordeHolland · 2016-01-06, 21:00

HiSilicon Kirin 950 in the Huawei Mate 8:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9878/t...ate-8-review/3

HiSilicon Kirin 950 key features:
4x 2.3GHz A72 cores
4x 1.8GHz A53 cores
CCI-400 interconnect
2x32bit LPDDR4 @1333MHz memory controller

In terms of architectural improvements of the A72 over the A57, they are mostly in memory and floating point performance. Little to none in integer, if you cancel out the 200MHz frequency benefit of the A72 in the 950 compared to the A57 in the Samsung 7420.

3734mW with 4x A72 @2.3GHz in Kirin 950
compared to
5486mW with 4x A57 @2.1GHz in Samsungs 7420

Some of the improved power efficiency may be from the improved ARM architecture, the rest is probably largely due to the (newer/better) TSMC 16nm FinFET+ manufacturing node (also called 16FF+) compared to Samsungs 14nm. Keep in mind these 16/14nm nodes are more marketing names, as they are dimensionally more similar to 20nm with FinFET. Intel's 14nm FinFET is still miles ahead.

LaurV · 2016-01-07, 02:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by VictordeHolland

HiSilicon Kirin

Hi VictordeHolland!

Xyzzy · 2016-01-07, 16:27

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/...d-look-better/

VictordeHolland · 2016-01-08, 08:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/...d-look-better/

Core M3 and M5, Yeay!
*Kuch* price *kuch*.

2015-11-26, 16:34	#82
paulunderwood Sep 2002 Database er0rr 11115₈ Posts	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34922561 Another write-up on the Pi Zero. Can one buy micro-usb keyboards and mice? How do you network it? Last fiddled with by paulunderwood on 2015-11-26 at 16:35

2016-01-06, 21:00	#85
VictordeHolland "Victor de Hollander" Aug 2011 the Netherlands 49B₁₆ Posts	HiSilicon Kirin 950 in the Huawei Mate 8: http://www.anandtech.com/show/9878/t...ate-8-review/3 HiSilicon Kirin 950 key features: 4x 2.3GHz A72 cores 4x 1.8GHz A53 cores CCI-400 interconnect 2x32bit LPDDR4 @1333MHz memory controller In terms of architectural improvements of the A72 over the A57, they are mostly in memory and floating point performance. Little to none in integer, if you cancel out the 200MHz frequency benefit of the A72 in the 950 compared to the A57 in the Samsung 7420. 3734mW with 4x A72 @2.3GHz in Kirin 950 compared to 5486mW with 4x A57 @2.1GHz in Samsungs 7420 Some of the improved power efficiency may be from the improved ARM architecture, the rest is probably largely due to the (newer/better) TSMC 16nm FinFET+ manufacturing node (also called 16FF+) compared to Samsungs 14nm. Keep in mind these 16/14nm nodes are more marketing names, as they are dimensionally more similar to 20nm with FinFET. Intel's 14nm FinFET is still miles ahead. Last fiddled with by VictordeHolland on 2016-01-06 at 21:01

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2015-09-02, 17:11	#78
debrouxl Sep 2009 1111010100₂ Posts	More raw power than the RPi 2, only $15: http://linuxgizmos.com/15-dollar-ora...quad-core-soc/ .

2015-11-11, 15:32	#79
Xyzzy Aug 2002 7×1,237 Posts	http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/...hine-learning/

2015-11-12, 11:56	#80
fivemack (loop (#_fork)) Feb 2006 Cambridge, England 14466₈ Posts	I never managed to get anything compiled for the single Kepler core on my TK1, which makes me a little more wary of getting a TX1. The pricing is a bit beyond trivial ($599 - I'd need the base-board since interfacing with the 400-pin custom board-to-board connector is well beyond my skills), but 4xA57 is a perceptible amount of computation and 4GB an acceptable amount of memory. An interesting question is how deeply nVidia are committed to making the baseboard usable with multiple module generations; whether I can upgrade in 2020 to a TV1 with 16xA77 and a single Volta core just by buying a new module.

2015-11-26, 16:53	#83
paulunderwood Sep 2002 Database er0rr 11115₈ Posts	I seems you can buy a cheap micro-usb hub with ethernet and say 3 usb ports. How is this board powered?

2016-01-07, 16:27	#87
Xyzzy Aug 2002 7·1,237 Posts	http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/...d-look-better/