The Latest SBCs to Finish Out Summer 2025 (Part 1)
Single-board computers (SBCs) are advancing at a breakneck pace to utilize the latest technologies, even packing AI acceleration into ever-shrinking footprints. This roundup takes a look at the first six of the latest SBCs to land on the market. Each integrates a unique blend of compute power, expandability, and design choices aimed at engineers, developers, and makers who need more than just a Raspberry Pi clone.
Radxa Cubie A5E
The Cubie A5E is Radxa’s latest compact Arm-based SBC built around the Allwinner A527 SoC that’s equipped with an octo-core Cortex-A55 and an embedded XuanTie E906 RISC-V core for RTOS applications.
The board features up to 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, an Arm Mali-G57 MC1 GPU, and an optional AI accelerator that can deliver up to 2 TOPS. Storage options include a 128-Mb SPI flash for the bootloader, an M.2 M-Key 2230 socket for NVMe SSDs, and a microSD card slot.
Networking options for the Cubie A5E include a pair of Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports (Maxio MAE0621A transceivers), PoE-compatible dual-band Wi-Fi 6, and a Bluetooth 5.4 module (BLink BL-M8800DS2). Ports are plentiful with this board, featuring an HDMI 2.0a port, MIPI FPC connector, 4-lane MIPI CSI interface, USB 3.0 port, and USB 2.0 OTG Type-C port. It also has a 40-pin header that’s compatible with Raspberry Pi Hats.
StarFive VisionFive 2 Lite
StarFive’s VisionFive 2 Lite is a low-cost, edge-computing platform and compact media hub that’s driven by a JH7110S SoC. The SoC integrates a quad-core 64-bit RISC-V processor, up to 8 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, and an Imagination BXE-4-32 GPU.
The Raspberry Pi-like board also incorporates a microSD card slot, SPI flash for the bootloader, and NVMe SSD support via an M.2 M-Key 2242 (PCIe Gen2 x1) socket. It can come equipped with eMMC flash; however, it’s only available upon request.
In addition, the VisionFive 2 Lite features an HDMI 2.0 port, 2-lane MIPI DSI connector, and a 2-lane MIPI CSI camera connector. Networking options include a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port and optional Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4. There’s also a variety of ports: single USB 3.0 port, 3x USB 2.0 ports, and a 40-pin GPIO header. StarFive is currently offering the VisionFive 2 Lite on Kickstarter.
Orange Pi 5 Pro
The Orange Pi 5 Pro is the company’s answer to the Raspberry Pi 5, which comes with a Rockchip RK3588S SoC outfitted with an octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores. The board offers up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, an Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU, an eMMC socket, an M.2 2280 M-Key socket for NVMe (PCIe 2.0 x1) or SATA SSD, and a MicroSD card slot for storage.
The Orange Pi 5 Pro is outfitted with an HDMI 2.1 port, HDMI 2.0 port, 4-lane MIPI DSI connector, and a pair of 4-lane MIPI CSI connectors. The board also sports a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port with optional PoE support and dual-band Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 with BLE support. Ports on the board are standard, including a USB 3.0 port, 3x USB 2.0 ports (two behind a USB hub chip), 2x USB 2.0 via header, and 40-pin header.
Banana Pi BPI-F4
The Banana Pi BPI-F4, a compact industrial-grade edge AI development board, is designed around a Sunplus SP7350 SoC. The SoC integrates a quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU, a Cortex-M4 MCU, 4 GB of LPDDR4 SDRAM, 32 GB of eMMC flash, a microSD card slot, and an AI accelerator capable of delivering 4.1 TOPS.
The board also has an HDMI port (1080p max) implemented via MIPI DSI-to-HDMI bridge, MIPI CSI, a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via Realtek RTL8211F PHY, and an M.2 socket for Wi-Fi modules. Additional ports include a USB 3.0 Type-A port (shared with Type-C), a USB 3.0 Type-C port (shared with Type-A), a USB 2.0 Type-A port, and a USB 2.0 Type-C port.
Kiwi Pi 5 Ultra
Rockchip’s Kiwi Pi 5 Ultra is designed for demanding applications, including AI, industrial systems, and ultra-high-definition multimedia. The board is built around a Rockchip RK3588 SoC equipped with 4x Cortex-A76 processors, up to 32 GB of LPDDR4X RAM, a Mali-G610 MC4, and a triple-core NPU capable of delivering 6 TOPS. Storage options include up to 512 GB of eMMC flash and a microSD card slot.
Also in the mix are a single USB Type-C port, 4x USB 2.0 ports, a pair of USB 2.0 ports, 2x RS-232 ports, and a single RS-485 port. Other ports include Wi-Fi 6, BT5.4, and 2x RJ45.
ESWIN EBC77
Canonical and ESWIN recently released the EBC77 RISC-V SBC with Ubuntu support. It’s designed for education, embedded systems, and general-purpose applications.
The board is built around an EIC7700X quad-core, 64-bit RISC-V SoC with 4x SiFive Performance P550 RV64GC RISC-V cores, 64-bit LPDDR5 RAM (unknown how much), and an NPU capable of delivering up to 20 TOPS.
The EBC77’s design looks similar to the Raspberry Pi. It maintains 8 MB of SPI NOR flash and a microSD card slot for storage options, Micro HDMI output, a 4-lane MIPI DSI TX or 4-lane MIPI CSI RX connector, and a 4-lane MIPI CSI connector for video and camera applications.
The board also incorporates a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 connector, dual-band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and Bluetooth 5.0 via an Ampak AP6256 module. Additional features include 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports, 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports, a 4-lane PCIe Gen3 FPC connector, and a 40-pin GPIO header.
