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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.

Data

SBC Price Watch: 4th October 2026

2 min read

SBC prices over the last 7 days: 1 drop and 2 rises of 10% or more across tracked boards.

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.

News

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.

News

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.

News

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.

Site update

Welcome to the sbc.compare Blog

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Introducing the new sbc.compare blog, where the latest news, changelogs, and updates to our sbc comparison tool will be available.