BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead
Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data
Tested by Bret Weber Last updated
7-Zip
4,781 MIPS
multi-core combined
Price
$150.00
Performance Summary
BeagleBoard's BeagleV-Ahead runs on the Alibaba T-Head TH1520, an RISC-V chip with 4 cores, and ships here with 4GB of RAM. In our testing it reached 4,781 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.
| Specification | BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead 4GB RAM |
|---|---|
| Basic Specifications | |
| Price | |
| RAM | 4GB |
| SoC | |
| Architecture | RISC-V |
| CPU Cores | 4 cores 4× XuanTie C910 @ 1.9GHz |
Price History
$150.00 at Seeed Studio, unchanged since 13 October 2026. Checked daily.
Every figure above comes from hardware run in-house by Bret Weber, on the exact OS build, kernel, firmware and boot device listed here. Boards are tested to a fixed procedure so results stay comparable between them: see our testing methodology for how each benchmark is run.
CPU Performance
Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads
7-Zip Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
UnixBench
Higher Scores are Better
Storage Performance
Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO
fio Storage Performance - microSD
Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)
fio Storage Performance - eMMC
Higher Speeds are Better • BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (16GB eMMC)
Network Performance
Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3
iPerf3 Network Performance
Higher Speeds are Better
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead cost?
The BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead sells for $150 at the official store (Seeed Studio) as of 25 October 2026 for the 4GB RAM configuration. The price has not changed since we began tracking it on 13 October 2026. Prices are in USD before tax and shipping.
See how the BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead stacks up against another board, side by side.