Radxa announced the ROCK5, a RK3588 based single-board computer, yesterday (09 Jan 22) and it is now available for pre-order. The board features a Rockchip RK3588 processor, up to 16GB of LPDDR4x RAM, support for up to three displays, 2.5 Gbps Ethernet, WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 and a PCIe 3.0 x4 connector for NVMe SSD storage, see the full specs below. Units are expected to ship Q2 2022.
Specifications
| SoC | Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor (4x Cortex-A76 cores @ 2.4 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ 1.8 GHz) |
| GPU | Mali G610MC4 GPU, a 6TOPS NPU, 8K 10-bit decoder, 8K encoder |
| RAM | 4/8/16GB LPDDR4x options |
| Connectivity | WiFi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 2.5G Ethernet with PoE support 2x USB 3.0 Type-A ports 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports 40-pin GPIO connector 2x MIPI-CSI connectors |
| Display | Two HDMI 2.1up to 8K@60FPS One USB C with DP up to 8K@30FPS (Triple monitor support with HDR) HDMI input support up to 4K@60FPS |
| Expansion | PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD |
| OS | Debian Buster/Android 12 |
| Size | “PI-co ITX form factor” 100 x 72mm |
Pricing
The retail pricing of the ROCK5 different SKUs are as follows:
- ROCK5 with 4GB RAM for $129
- ROCK5 with 8GB RAM for $149
- ROCK5 with 16GB RAM for $189
However, Ameridroid and Allnet China are both taking pre-orders that let you pay $5 now to get a coupon good for $50 off the retail prices listed above. The $50 discount coupon actually costs $5 so the actual discount is only $45.