Ebyte: Raspberry Pi 5 competitor offers Allwinner SoCs, NPU with up to 2 TOPS and 4K monitor support

Ebyte has added new single-board computers to its lineup. The ECB32-PGB2E16-I features the T527M, while the ECB32-PGBN4E32-I features the T527MN. The 'N' in T527MN stands for NPU, meaning it comes with a neural processing unit that can accelerate AI applications. This NPU reportedly offers a performance up to 2 TOPS, so compared to NPUs integrated into current AMD and Intel processors, this isn’t a particularly powerful chipset. Other APUs usually have NPUs with double-digit TOPS performance. That said, the Allwinner T527M features four Cortex-A55 CPU cores.

Depending on the configuration, the single-board computer is equipped with 2 or 4GB of RAM. Unlike the Raspberry Pi 5, these Ebyte SBCs sport 32 or 64GB of internal mass storage, which can be used to install an operating system. The board measures 5.75 x 3.98 inches.

Both devices also feature two Ethernet ports with 1Gbps each. PCIe 2.1 with one lane is available as well and offers a bandwidth of 5Gbps. Meanwhile, monitors can be connected via HDMI or MIPI DSI, the latter of which supports 4K at up to 45Hz, while HDMI supports the usual 4K60. Last but not least, these Raspberry Pi 5 alternatives have two 40-pin headers that can be used to hook up sensors and actuators. Ebyte’s new single-board computers can already be found on Amazon Germany and other retailers around the world.