Cool Pi 4 Model B: Rockchip RK3588S-based SBC launches with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B form factor

The Cool Pi 4 Model B is another rip-off of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, albeit one that utilises a more powerful SoC. Specifically, the Cool Pi comes with the Rockchip RK3588S, a chipset that contains four ARM Cortex-A76 CPU cores clocked at 2.4 GHz, another four Cortex-A55 CPU cores and a Mali-G610 GPU that supports OpenGL ES 3.2 and 8K/60 FPS video decoding. Additionally, the chipset provides 8K/30 FPS video encoding, as well as an NPU that can deliver up to 6 TOPS of performance.

As CNX Software notes, the Cool Pi 4 Model B supports Debian 11 Desktop and Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop. However, the single-board computer (SBC) should eventually offer Android 12 compatibility. Moreover, the 85 x 56 mm board offers the following expansion and I/O:

• 1x 3.5 mm jack
• 1x 40-pin header
• 1x Gigabit Ethernet (PoE support)
• 1x Micro SD card reader
• 1x MIPI-CSI camera connector
• 1x MIPI-CSI display connector
• 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
• 1x Micro HDMI 2.1
• 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
• 2x USB 3.0 Type-A
• 1x USB Type-C (power)

Furthermore, Cool Pi has included Bluetooth 5, WiFi 6 and an eMMC flash storage connector. Currently, the Cool Pi 4 Model B starts at US$142 with 4 GB of RAM but no storage and rises to US$156 with 8 GB of RAM. Cool Pi sells eMMC flash storage modules too, with the company charging US$26, US$35 and US$52 for 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB options, respectively. Full pricing details for the Cool Pi 4 Model B can be found below.

• 4 GB RAM & no storage - US$142
• 8 GB RAM & no storage - US$156
• 4 GB RAM & 64 GB storage - US$160
• 8 GB RAM & 64 GB storage - US$175
• 16 GB RAM & no storage - US$185
• 16 GB RAM & 64 GB storage - US$205

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