Radxa
Radxa X4
- Processor
- Intel N100
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Network
- 1 × 2.5 GbE
Great fit for: Home Assistant · Media server
An Intel N100 PC in Raspberry Pi size, with a Pi-style GPIO header driven by an RP2040.
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Orange Pi · Orange Pi · 2023
Orange Pi 3B
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Good budget option
A cheap board in Pi 4 format with an NVMe slot: slower than a Pi 4, but with proper SSD storage.
- Processor
- Rockchip RK3566
- RAM
- 2 / 4 / 8 GB
- Network
- 1 × 1 GbE
- Drive slots
- 1
Great fit for: No use rated great
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Researched from manufacturer data and public reviews; not tested by us.· Last reviewed Oct 28, 2026
What it is good for
Derived from the specsOur rules applied to its specs. The reasons come from the data in the specification table. How the verdicts are decided
- Home AssistantGood
- Home Assistant OS needs a community build
- Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
- Low power for 24/7 use
- Media serverGood
- Hardware encoder (Rockchip MPP): supported by Jellyfin, not by Plex
- Decodes HEVC 10-bit in hardware, not AV1
- Homelab / ProxmoxLimited
- Arm processor: Docker works, Proxmox VE does not
- Up to 8 GB of RAM for containers
- Router / firewallLimited
- One network port: only as a 'router on a stick' with VLANs and a managed switch
- NASLimited
- 1 internal drive slots (1× M.2)
- 1 GbE network: about 110 MB/s at most
- A single drive: no mirror, so keep a backup elsewhere
- DesktopLimited
- Linux desktop on Arm: fine for browsing, coding and learning, slow with heavy sites
- GPIO header
- Raspberry Pi HATs and libraries do not always work unchanged
Configurations and where to buy
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- Orange Pi 3B, 4 GB4 GB
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- Orange Pi 3B, 8 GB8 GB
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Overview
Editorial opinionBest for: A budget Home Assistant or Pi-hole box with an SSD.
Editorial opinionWould we buy it today?
Fine for light services on a budget; the Pi ecosystem is worth paying for if you are learning.
Pros and cons
Editorial opinionPros
- M.2 NVMe slot
- Pi 4 layout and size
- Low price
Cons
- Four Cortex-A55 cores are slow
- Smaller community than Raspberry Pi
Specifications
Factual dataGeneral
- Manufacturer
- Orange Pi
- Type
- Single-board computer
- Form factor
- Credit-card board (85 × 56 mm)
- Released
- 2023
- Availability
- On sale
Processor and graphics
- Processor
- Rockchip RK3566Arm (64-bit) · Cortex-A55
- Cores / threads
- 4 / 44× Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 1.8 GHz
- Graphics
- Arm Mali-G52 2EE
- Hardware video decode
- H.264, HEVC 8-bit, HEVC 10-bit (HDR), VP9
- Hardware video encode
- H.264, HEVC 8-bit
- NPU
- 1 TOPS
Memory and storage
- RAM options
- 2 / 4 / 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4
- RAM upgrades
- Soldered, cannot be upgraded
- M.2 slots
- 1
- microSD slot
- Yes
- Storage details
- M.2 2242 NVMe (PCIe 2.0 x1), eMMC socket, microSD
Network
- Ethernet
- 1 × 1 GbE1× GbE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Displays, USB and expansion
- Displays at once
- 2
- Video outputs
- HDMI 2.0, eDP
- USB
- 1× USB 3.0, 3× USB 2.0
- USB4 / Thunderbolt
- No
- GPIO header
- Yes
Power, cooling and size
- Power input
- USB-C 5 V / 3 A
- Power supply
- External adapter
- Cooling
- Bare board: heatsink or fan sold apart
- Size (W × D × H)
- 85 × 56 mm
Rockchip RK3566: A budget Pi 4-class SoC with small, efficient cores and a decent video engine.
Source: Manufacturer specifications
Software support
Editorial opinionHow well each system installs and runs on it today (editorial assessment).
- Windows 11Not supported
- Linux (Debian, Ubuntu or vendor image)Good
- Proxmox VENot supported
- Home Assistant OSWorks with effort
- OPNsense / pfSense / OpenWrtWorks with effort
Measured
Factual dataMeasured values with their source. We never invent figures.
No measured values yet.
Alternatives
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi 5
- Processor
- Broadcom BCM2712
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Network
- 1 × 1 GbE
Great fit for: Electronics / GPIO
The reference board: two to three times a Pi 4, PCIe for an NVMe SSD and the best software of any SBC.
from $78 (typical price)Highly recommended
Other boards
ZimaSpace ZimaBoard 2
- Processor
- Intel N150
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Network
- 2 × 2.5 GbE
Great fit for: Home Assistant · Media server · Router / firewall
A silent, fanless N150 board in an aluminium case with two Intel 2.5 GbE ports, two SATA ports and a PCIe slot.
from $279 (typical price)Recommended