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SBC Price Watch: 4th October 2026
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SBC prices over the last 7 days: 1 drop and 2 rises of 10% or more across tracked boards.
Bret Weber
Creator of sbc.compare, writing at bret.dk
Bret Weber builds and runs sbc.compare. Every board here is benchmarked by hand on his own test bench with the same suite, so results are comparable from one board to the next. His reviews and long-form writing are on bret.dk; the sbc.compare blog covers what the data shows.
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- 147
- Verified benchmark runs
- 62
- Storage devices tested
- 14
- Coolers tested
- 20
- Benchmarks in the suite
How the Testing Works
- Every board runs the same benchmark suite on the same bench, driven by an agent on the board, so results are comparable across boards.
- Runs are checked by hand before they are published; each board page shows the OS, kernel and cooling it was tested with.
- Prices are tracked daily from each board's stores, so value rankings follow the market.
- ✓5+ years of dedicated SBC benchmarking
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Raspberry Pi OS Update Brings Linux 6.18, labwc 0.9.7 and a Fresh Coat of Icons
3 min read
The June 2026 Raspberry Pi OS update jumps to the Linux 6.18 kernel, bumps labwc to 0.9.7 for Wayland, refreshes app icons and squashes a pile of bugs.
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Orange Pi 6 Arrives With the CIX P1, Dual 2.5GbE and Up to 24GB RAM
6 min read
The Orange Pi 6 lands below the 6 Plus with the same CIX P1 silicon, up to 24GB RAM and dual 2.5GbE. Here's how the two compare, and why the timing is odd.
News
Orange Pi AI Station Launches with Ascend 310 and 176 TOPS Performance
4 min read
Orange Pi expands on its position in the AI computing space with the AI Station, featuring Huawei's Ascend 310 processor delivering 176 TOPS across 16 CPU cores and 10 AI cores.
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Raspberry Pi 5 Gets 1GB Model, and Price Increases For The Rest
1 min read
The Raspberry Pi 5 gets a 1GB RAM variant, and the rest of the Pi 5 range gets price increases. Thanks AI.
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Site update
One Year of sbc.compare: Everything New Since Launch
5 min read
sbc.compare launched on 19 October 2025. A year on, here's everything we've added: new benchmarks, cooler testing, price tracking, better search and more.
Site update
What's New on sbc.compare: August 2026
1 min read
Everything added to sbc.compare in August 2026: 6 new boards, 6 new SoCs, 9 verified benchmark runs and more.
Site update
Welcome to the sbc.compare Blog
1 min read
Introducing the new sbc.compare blog, where the latest news, changelogs, and updates to our sbc comparison tool will be available.
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