Dirk Broer
06-14-2023, 09:08 PM
Whereas the original single-core ARM11 Compute Module was, in my eyes, a complete dud and I never saw the use -BOINC-wise- of owning one, this changed
with the introduction of the Turing Pi (https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2020/raspberry-pi-cluster-episode-6-turing-pi-review) at the end of the economical life of the original Compute Module's form factor, by then the Compute Module 3+.
You could cram up to seven compute modules on a board the size of an mini iTX board, giving you a 28-core ARM computer(!), but with all the limitations of the
original Compute Module, being not enough RAM per core, the needed six-rail PSU limiting the CPU speed, no PCIe, etc.
So then came the much more powerful Compute Module 4 (in short: CM4) and every Tom(my), Dick(y) and Harrie(t) went out of his/her head and designed their
own carrier boards or embedded designs. There were also some who thought "better a good copy than bad original design" and made modules with the
same form factor as the CM4, but with additional connectors for extra features, so that their Compute Modules fare better on their own boards than on those of others.
As each module needs a carrier board anyway it isn't too bad, you just have to make sure you are not limiting your module by your carrier board :icon_mrgreen:
So far we have, besides the 2x 100-pins connectors equipped Raspberry CM4, Pine64's SOQuartz and Banana Pi CM4,
the Orange Pi CM4 (with 2x 100- plus 1x 24-pins connectors), the Radxa Rock CM3 and CM5 (both with 3x 100-pins connectors)
and the Banana Pi CM5 (with 2x 100- plus 2x 70-pins connectors).
Feature
Pine64 SOQuartz
Orange Pi CM4
Radxa Rock CM3
Raspberry Pi CM4
Banana Pi CM4
Banana Pi CM5
Radxa Rock CM5
SOC
Rockchip RK3566
Rockchip RK3566
Rockchip RK3566
Broadcom BCM2711
Amlogic A311D
Amlogic A311D2
Rockchip RK3588S
CPU
Quad-Core Cortex-A55 @1800 MHz
Quad-Core Cortex-A55 @1800 MHz
Quad-Core Cortex-A55 @2000 MHz
Quad-Core Cortex-A72 @1500 MHz*
Quad core ARM Cortex-A73 @2200 MHz
and dual core ARM Cortex-A53 @1800 MHz
Quad core ARM Cortex-A73 @2200 MHz
and quad core ARM Cortex-A53 @1800 MHz
Quad core ARM Cortex-A76 @2400 MHz
and quad core ARM Cortex-A55 @1800 MHz
GPU
Mali-G52 2EE Bifrost GPU @800-950 MHz
Mali-G52 2EE Bifrost GPU @800-950 MHz
Mali-G52 2EE Bifrost GPU @800-950 MHz
Broadcom VideoCore VI @500 MHz
Arm Mali-G52 MP4 6EE Bifrost GPU @650-850 MHz
Arm Mali-G52 MP8 8EE Bifrost GPU @
Arm Mali-G610 MP4 Odin Valhall GPU @600 MHz
NPU
RKNN NPU 0.8 TOPS INT8
RKNN NPU 0.8 TOPS INT8
RKNN NPU 0.8 TOPS INT8
-
VeriSilicon NPU 5 TOPS INT8
? NPU 3.2 TOPS INT8
RKxx NPU 6 TOPS INT8
RAM Memory
2, 4 or 8GB LPDDR4-3200
1, 2, 4 or 8GB LPDDR4-3200
1, 2, 4 or 8GB LPDDR4-3200
1, 2, 4 or 8GB LPDDR4-3200
4GB LPDDR4
4 or 8GB LPDDR4
4, 8 or 16GB LPDDR4-4224
eMMC Storage
16, 32, 64 or 128GB on carrier board
16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
0, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
0, 8, 16 or 32GB on module
16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
0, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
* Just as easily overclocked and using the same settings as a regular Pi 4: mine runs @2000 MHz under my old AMD K6-III 400 Cooler of some 5(l) x5(w) x4(h) centimeters..
to be continued.
with the introduction of the Turing Pi (https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2020/raspberry-pi-cluster-episode-6-turing-pi-review) at the end of the economical life of the original Compute Module's form factor, by then the Compute Module 3+.
You could cram up to seven compute modules on a board the size of an mini iTX board, giving you a 28-core ARM computer(!), but with all the limitations of the
original Compute Module, being not enough RAM per core, the needed six-rail PSU limiting the CPU speed, no PCIe, etc.
So then came the much more powerful Compute Module 4 (in short: CM4) and every Tom(my), Dick(y) and Harrie(t) went out of his/her head and designed their
own carrier boards or embedded designs. There were also some who thought "better a good copy than bad original design" and made modules with the
same form factor as the CM4, but with additional connectors for extra features, so that their Compute Modules fare better on their own boards than on those of others.
As each module needs a carrier board anyway it isn't too bad, you just have to make sure you are not limiting your module by your carrier board :icon_mrgreen:
So far we have, besides the 2x 100-pins connectors equipped Raspberry CM4, Pine64's SOQuartz and Banana Pi CM4,
the Orange Pi CM4 (with 2x 100- plus 1x 24-pins connectors), the Radxa Rock CM3 and CM5 (both with 3x 100-pins connectors)
and the Banana Pi CM5 (with 2x 100- plus 2x 70-pins connectors).
Feature
Pine64 SOQuartz
Orange Pi CM4
Radxa Rock CM3
Raspberry Pi CM4
Banana Pi CM4
Banana Pi CM5
Radxa Rock CM5
SOC
Rockchip RK3566
Rockchip RK3566
Rockchip RK3566
Broadcom BCM2711
Amlogic A311D
Amlogic A311D2
Rockchip RK3588S
CPU
Quad-Core Cortex-A55 @1800 MHz
Quad-Core Cortex-A55 @1800 MHz
Quad-Core Cortex-A55 @2000 MHz
Quad-Core Cortex-A72 @1500 MHz*
Quad core ARM Cortex-A73 @2200 MHz
and dual core ARM Cortex-A53 @1800 MHz
Quad core ARM Cortex-A73 @2200 MHz
and quad core ARM Cortex-A53 @1800 MHz
Quad core ARM Cortex-A76 @2400 MHz
and quad core ARM Cortex-A55 @1800 MHz
GPU
Mali-G52 2EE Bifrost GPU @800-950 MHz
Mali-G52 2EE Bifrost GPU @800-950 MHz
Mali-G52 2EE Bifrost GPU @800-950 MHz
Broadcom VideoCore VI @500 MHz
Arm Mali-G52 MP4 6EE Bifrost GPU @650-850 MHz
Arm Mali-G52 MP8 8EE Bifrost GPU @
Arm Mali-G610 MP4 Odin Valhall GPU @600 MHz
NPU
RKNN NPU 0.8 TOPS INT8
RKNN NPU 0.8 TOPS INT8
RKNN NPU 0.8 TOPS INT8
-
VeriSilicon NPU 5 TOPS INT8
? NPU 3.2 TOPS INT8
RKxx NPU 6 TOPS INT8
RAM Memory
2, 4 or 8GB LPDDR4-3200
1, 2, 4 or 8GB LPDDR4-3200
1, 2, 4 or 8GB LPDDR4-3200
1, 2, 4 or 8GB LPDDR4-3200
4GB LPDDR4
4 or 8GB LPDDR4
4, 8 or 16GB LPDDR4-4224
eMMC Storage
16, 32, 64 or 128GB on carrier board
16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
0, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
0, 8, 16 or 32GB on module
16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
0, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128GB on module
* Just as easily overclocked and using the same settings as a regular Pi 4: mine runs @2000 MHz under my old AMD K6-III 400 Cooler of some 5(l) x5(w) x4(h) centimeters..
to be continued.