Last Updated on April 1, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org
CPU of the Radxa Zero: Amlogic 64-bit Quad-core Processor
- The Amlogic S905Y2 is a 64-bit quad-core processor is an exceptional feature of the Radxa Zero.
- This cpu includes support for hardware acceleration of video decoding, which allows it to handle high-definition video playback with low power consumption – perfect for an SBC
- It’s not common to see a processor of this tier on a board this small
- CPU speed is 1,8 GHz
- Why do we not have more software example running on the Radxa Zero, and that is mainly games?
- After a first look, we saw, that this processor is also used in TV boxes. Is this the main application for this CPU?
CPU of the MangoPi MQ-QUAD: All winner H616 4 ARM cortex A 53
- This CPU is a good processor choice for a wide range of applications such as
- mobile
- automotive
- networking
- storage
- aerospace
https://www.arm.com/products/silicon-ip-cpu/cortex-a/cortex-a53
- The All winner H616 includes a Mali-G31 MP2 graphics processor unit which is capable of light 3d video tasks.
- The ARM Mali-G31 MP2 graphics card is dedicated to the tv box sector.
https://gadgetversus.com/graphics-card/arm-mali-g31-mp2-specs/
The MangoPi MQ-QUAD should be able to support:
- Ubuntu
- Armbian
- and other GNU/Linux-based operating systems that
support the Allwinner H616 processor
- as well as the Tina Linux
(embedded software designed for devices with
Allwinner chips)In a
Mango Pi MQ-Quad SBC Review
- published by https://jamesachambers.com
- on January 11, 2023, it says
- that there are only only view images available, and that is:
- Tina Linux
- Debian
- Android 10 TV
https://jamesachambers.com/mango-pi-mq-quad-sbc-review
Allwinner Tina Linux:
- Tina Linux is an embedded software system developed by Allwinner based on the Linux kernel for intelligent hardware products.
https://github.com/Tina-Linux
Issues of the Mango Pi MQ-Quad SBC
- So there is no Armbian or Fedora image available for this device, which would be our preferred choice.
- There is more software support for Raspberry Pi’s than for this device.
- The MangoPi MQ-QUAD includes a graphical processor unit, but unfortunately, in the review video on the previous post in this journal, there is not demo available which shows an operating system at work and shows it’s performance.