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Re:Linux Preparing Support for the RISC-V Framework Laptop 13 by horsawlarway on Monday September 23, 2024 @10:41AM (#41626682)
My guess is not fantastic. Here's an older version of the board the article mentioned, along with some benchmarks comparing it an RPI:

https://www.phoronix.com/review/visionfive2-riscv-benchmarks...

It performs pretty poorly compared to even equivalently cheap hardware (~100 USD).

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Re:Linux Preparing Support for the RISC-V Framework Laptop 13 by brucehoult on Thursday September 26, 2024 @10:40AM (#41658937)
Performance depends on microarchiteture, not on price. It performs well compared to Arm boards with similar microarchitecture i.e. Pi 3.

Price is related to production volume. Raspberry Pi boards sell in large numbers and can thus be priced more keenly while retaining a profit margin.

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