Muse Pi Pro: New Raspberry Pi rival comes with RISC-V SoC, M.2 and PCIe

The Muse Pi Pro is a new single-board computer that looks fairly similar and should be a viable alternative to the well-known Raspberry Pi. However, there's one major difference between the two. The Muse Pi Pro isn't based on the ARM architecture, but on a RISC-V processor. Specifically, the SBC is powered by the SpacemiT M1 with 8 CPU cores and an NPU with a performance of 2 TOPS, which is helpful for AI applications.

Depending on the model variant, either 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4X memory are onboard, while the eMMC 4.1 storage has either 32GB or 64GB of capacity. The little computer supports an M.2 2230 SSD, and a cellular modem can be connected via the mini PCIe 2.1 slot with one lane. Alternatively, the Muse Pi Pro has Gigabit Ethernet and can connect via WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. The board measures approximately 3.3 x 2.2 inches and comes with a 40-pin GPIO header for connecting sensors and actuators.

Four USB 3.0 Type-A ports are available as well, along with a singular USB 2.0 Type-C port. Monitors and cameras can be hooked up via MIPI-CSI and MIPI-CSO. The SBC can run on various Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, while power is supplied via USB Type-C. The Muse Pi Pro was briefly sold on AliExpress for prices starting at roughly $120, but the listing has since been taken offline.