Asus packs 12-core Intel i7 into a Raspberry Pi-sized board
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2022/09/08/asus_i7_sbc/
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The biz’s GENE-ADP6, announced this week, can pack as much as a 12-core/16-thread Intel processor with Iris Xe graphics into a 3.5-inch form factor. The diminutive [1]system is aimed at machine-vision applications and can be configured with your choice of Intel silicon including Celeron, or Core i3, i5, or a choice of 10 or 12-core i7 processors.
As with other SBCs we’ve seen from Aaeon and others, the processors aren’t socketed so you won’t be upgrading later. This device is pretty much aimed at embedded and industrial use, mind.
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All five SKUs are powered by Intel’s current-gen Alder Lake mobile processor family, including a somewhat unusual 5-core Celeron processor that pairs a single performance core with four efficiency cores. However, only the i5 and i7 SKUs come equipped with Intel’s Iris Xe integrated graphics. The i3 and Celeron are stuck on UHD graphics.
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Asus's Aaeon GENE-ADP6 industrial SBC ... Click to enlarge
The board can be equipped with up to 64GB of DDR5 memory operating at up to 4800 megatransfers/sec by way of a pair of SODIMM modules.
For I/O the board features a nice set of connectivity including a pair of NICs operating at 2.5 Gbit/sec and 1 Gbit/sec, HDMI 2.1 and Display Port 1.4, three 10Gbit/sec-capable USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and a single USB-C port that supports up to 15W of power delivery and display out.
[4]This credit card-sized PC board can use an Intel Core i7
[5]This tiny Intel Xeon-toting PC board can take your Raspberry Pi any day
[6]Nvidia releases first Jetson AGX Orin module for production deployment
[7]Raspberry Pi 4 takes a trip to Vulkan, sharpens 3D vision
For those looking for additional connectivity for their embedded applications, the system also features a plethora of pin headers for USB 2.0, display out, serial interfaces, and 8-bit GPIO.
Storage is provided by your choice of a SATA 3.0 interface or a m.2 mSATA/NVMe SSD.
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Unlike Aaeon’s Epic-TGH7 [9]announced last month, the GENE-ADP6 is too small to accommodate a standard PCIe slot, but does feature a FPC connector, which the company says supports additional NVMe storage or external graphics by way of a 4x PCIe 4.0 interface.
Aaeon has yet to share pricing for the Alder Lake-based SBC, but we can surmise it will come in at a premium to the older [10]11th-gen GENE-TGU6 it appears to replace. A version of that board sporting an Intel i7-1185G7E retails for $1,217.00 on Aaeon’s online store, and that doesn’t include storage or memory. ®
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[1] https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/subcompact-boards-gene-adp6/
[2] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/personaltech&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2Yxm9O839oenbQ5QKIjvQ8gAAABQ&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[3] https://regmedia.co.uk/2022/09/07/aaeon_gene_adp6.jpg
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/26/aaeon_x86_sbc_intel_amd/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/16/intel_asus_singleboard/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/nvidia_delivers_first_jetson_agx/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/03/pi_4_vulkan/
[8] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/personaltech&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44Yxm9O839oenbQ5QKIjvQ8gAAABQ&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/16/intel_asus_singleboard/
[10] https://eshop.aaeon.com/embedded-single-board-computers-gene-tgu6-a10-0001.html
[11] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: Product lifecycle?
The critical consideration for business application.
There's loads of great boards out there that are far more powerful than the Rasp Pi, but the Rasp Pi is good enough, has lots of general support, and the company is upfront about advertising minimum time of production runs, etc...
Re: Product lifecycle?
It's well suited to particular classes of jobs as, probably is this board. Higher computing power (especially in the light of related energy problems) isn't a good thing in itself.
Because we can?
> a 12-core/16-thread Intel processor with Iris Xe graphics into a 3.5-inch form factor.
Until you account for the size of the heatsink needed and the power supply for such a beast.
Having such a small board becomes a bit pointless with all the ancillary equipment it requires.
Re: Because we can?
I am wondering this too. I love the small board integrated set ups, right back from the mini-ITX. But heat and power must make this into at least a toaster sized unit in use?
Re: Because we can?
I thought it looked great but it needs an 80W psu, chunky cpu heatsink and general board cooling at which point it's the size of a mITX which is not so much of a story ...
Re: Because we can?
well, you can liquid-cool it. Or get a pocket-sized fridge.. ;)
... and wait for the electricity bill ;)
$1,217.00
this should have been way up the top of the text ;)
Register unit of computing power
Now we've abandoned the teraflop in favour of the raspberry pi as a unit of computing power, what will the units of electrical consumption and thermal output be in el reg articles?
In honour of the now-obsolete Watt, maybe it should be related to steam and kettles. Journalist cuppas-per hour could be used for both electrical usage and temperature increases, though both size-of-Wales (or whales) and Hiltons might be relevant. I guess the reg unit system needs some unification.
Product lifecycle?
The question with this class of SBC is how long will you be able to buy it for after you have designed it into some system