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When comparing HiKey970 vs NanoPi M4, the Slant community recommends NanoPi M4 for most people. In the question“What are the best single-board computers?” NanoPi M4 is ranked 54th while HiKey970 is ranked 60th.
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Pros
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Pro 6 core HexaCore, compact nvme extender, 4GB RAM
Pro Open Source
Works with mainline Linux kernel and open source Mesa Panfrost drivers.
Pro Many ports
4 x USB3
2 x USB2 available via pins
PCI-E available via pins
Pro Fast
Rockchip 3399 with two fast A72 cores. Good heatsink limites throttling.
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Con Bleeding edge...
To have mainline kernel requires a bit of tinkering (e.g. installing Armbian). Panfrost drivers for 3d acceleration are not mature and crash sometimes...