Banana Pi turns to RISC-V architecture with new BPI-F3 single-board computer

Banana Pi has detailed yet another single-board computer. For context, the company released the BPI-M6 (curr. $95 on Amazon) and BPI-M7 last month. Now, the company is preparing to launch the BPI-F3, although Banana Pi has not shared pricing or availability yet.

Additionally, while the BPI-M6 and BPI-M7 rely upon conventional ARM-based chipsets, Banana Pi has gone down a different route with the BPI-F3. This time, the company has opted for the RISC-V chipset in the SpacemiT RISC-V K1. In short, the octa-core chipset should match the single-core performance of an ARM Cortex-A55 core clocked at 1.3 GHz.

Moreover, the SpacemiT RISC-V K1 also delivers 2 TOPS of AI computing performance, as well as 64-bit support and advanced Vector 1.0 technology. On top of that, Banana Pi integrates numerous ports, such as a pair of RJ45 connections, a HDMI port and several USB Type-A ports of various standards. Meanwhile, the SBC includes 16 GB of 32-bit LPDDR4/LPDDR4x RAM too and a 26-pin GPIO header for expansion purposes. Please see Banana Pi's announcement for more details.