With regards to your sysbench results on Debian and Ubuntu I think you will find that the file /etc/default/cpufrequtils is limiting the max frequency to 1296000 when the board is capable of 1800000. With that one change my sysbench result was 6.7982s. The OPi OS image appears use the 1.8GHz frequency without any changes.
@keithmiller9665 Says:
In a word “NO” not recommended. 😮😢 A shame, but this again shows one can’t just produce hardware as it needs to be fully supported and tested. I will stick with the OrangePi Zero 2W. 😊
@newos-r7h Says:
Thanks but can i run and host my web app (next.js, node.js and postgresql) with Ubuntu server on this computer?
@Blank_Name_User Says:
Give Video & Review of Radxa Cubie A5E (4GB Variant)
@VintageSG Says:
Based largely on this video, I bought the revised model that features compatibility with 2280 NVME/NGFF SSD and an eMMC.
Burned the Debian image file to a microSD card, booted up, powered down, copied the Debian image file to the root of the new filesystem and installed a 32GB eMMC plus a 512GB NMVE. Boot from the microSD card and use dd to write the image file to the eMMC. Note you can skip the eMMC and just write to an NVME/NGFF if you wish.
Removed the microSD and powered up and voila!, it boots from the eMMC as the first available boot device.
Allow Debian to do its funky stuff then partitioned the NVME to create a 4GB swap partition, leaving the rest for data as EXT4. Edited /etc/fstab to reflect the addition of a swap partition, but didn't add the rest of the SSD.
Update/upgrade it then power down and fit it to its case, adding an RTC battery, heatsinks and fans etc.
Power it up, install OpenMediaVault and assign the free space to an export.
£50-ish for the 4GB board, metal case, heatsinks + fans
£10-ish for a 32GB eMMC
£28-ish for a 512GB NVME
£12-ish for a USB-C power supply to suit. A Raspberry Pi 5 compatible model is suitable.
It makes for a compact, quiet(ish) DLNA/NFS/Samba server. The USB3 port is stable enough to connect an external drive to for more storage or as a backup receptacle.
The Wi-Fi is single radio, as far as I can tell. To get 5GHz and 2.4GHz connectivity simultaneously, I use a USB2 2.4GHz dongle. Merging SSID names was messy, so ( example ) PiServ5 for the 5GHz and PiServ2 for 2.4GHz saves gnawing your thumbs off in frustration trying get a unified SSID working. I couldn't get both frequency ranges operating simultaneously with the onboard, hence the dongle.
@msasony Says:
Tem download retrorangepi?
@Buizie Says:
thanks for the review of this was planning to make a diy screentablet where I could dual boot to ubuntu and android. Ubuntu for when I want to run some Portable ham logging and Android whenever I feel like gaming on it
@evrenerce Says:
I wish i had watched this before buying the board, i am disappointed with its video playback
@lopertusable Says:
Which ssd do you guys recommend because i was buying one, but what he said in the video made me realize a bought a massive one, it cant even fit
@GibsonsLoveMarshalls Says:
I just bought an orangepi. returned it and bought a raspberrypi. Orangepi has terrible performance.
@onlinemarketing9865 Says:
For NAS server which one is better? Orange pi zero 2 or Orange pi zero 3 ? Please tell me the answer and why you choose this answer?
@IonCubekhanz Says:
I tried. Dietpi on it .. the GPU support socks. I was planning to running Jellyfin but GPU .
how to get its support?
@iscariotproject Says:
something odd going on with youtube i got unsubscribed form the channel without doing anything
@bullygram Says:
Orange pi is a cost effective but the down side is it requires a bit of heavy lifting. And raspberry pi is much more user friendly and a strong community support!
@r0galik Says:
It might be worth retesting the Opi3b as a desktop now because Joshua Riek's Ubuntu 24.04 was released for it (with hardware video acceleration).
@TingFeng77 Says:
heads up! I noticed that the Orange Pi 3B received a major hardware revision
If you visit their website, you will see the revision has changed from 1.1 to 2.1
Notable changes include the M.2 port turning into a 2280 port and a different wifi chip, as well the board size changed resulting in old cases being incompatible
@GungaLaGunga Says:
oh yeah man, Mr. Scissors! most excellent for you. lol
@colinmcintyre1769 Says:
I don't understand. I have a manufacturer saying he can sell me these for 10 cents a piece in volume. How skeptical should I be? He's a trusted manufacturer with trade assurances. I don't understand enough to know how I could be talented advantage of with a working product.
@bunnatang Says:
Browan Helium box also use rk3566 . so any review ?
@robrockman Says:
I always watch this guys videos on 1.5x speed, just so he talks at a normal rate :) No seriously....thanks for your vids theyre very informative and great content. Just that small constructive criticism :)
@juriom7023 Says:
the same sysbench command on my rpi3b+ generated a time amount of around 109 seconds, though (debian 11)
@sentinela_one Says:
Can you please provide the link to purchase the ORANGE PI + 32Gb MMC and another link for the USB / m2 lexar adapter?
@user-28qhfk65 Says:
Wait this thing has eDP?! Finally no need to use stupid mipi dsi lcd this is great!
@POGRetroModernGaming Says:
Like Ubuntu 😊
@shivanSpS Says:
Hi Chris, i just wanted to mention, i just got my Orange PI Zero 2W, Zero 3 and Orange PI 3B, and to enable the gpu on all of them it seems to be the same, on the official Debian image run "sudo orangepi-config", then on system->hardware enable the gpu item and reboot, after that the Mali shows up in glxinfo.
@sangjela Says:
I get sysbench result 8.6s by Raspberry Pi OS on Orange Pi 3B, debian release 11 bullseye kernel 6.10.160-rockchip-rk356x
/boot nvme (only disk) speed is 329.08 MB/sec for hynix bc711 256GB
@noslidemais Says:
@SBCBits Says:
In general, do you guys prefer Debian or Ubuntu for desktop use,? Considering SBCs like the Orange Pi 3B
@vaultsecp256k1 Says:
How can I use this for communication like sip or xmpp?
@ianhollis51 Says:
Hello Chris. I thought I’d let you know on this video that I splashed out on an Orange Pi 3B 8GB with 256 EMMC flash storage. If all goes well this will turn my Pi-Top [3] laptop into a very useful (perhaps fully functional) regular laptop with 13” screen and WiFi, Bluetooth, etc. This will save me many, many mor dollars by not having to buy a new laptop. And, I’ll get more familiar with Linux and open source software into the bargain. Just the ticket for a retired brain. 😁
@ricardovasc Says:
Have you tested with the Armbian operating system?
@kaastrup1971 Says:
Hi there - I bought the Orange PI 3B with 64GB eMMC in the hope that I cloud install Home Assistant on the eMMC module. I have installed the official Arch linux dist from the Orange website, and then I hoped to use Balena Etcher to write the HAOS image to the eMMC module via URL.
But somehow I can not execute Balena after downloading it on the Orange Pi ?!?!?!?
Can some one help me on the process for installing HAOS on this SBC ????
@Quemedices684 Says:
M.2 it’s essential for any serious application, more than any cpu speed increase. But should be well built, remaining under the sbc
@carlgustav7196 Says:
I strongly recommend NOT to buy anything of this company ( orange pi ).
Their documentation is a mess and their Linux versions are only supported for a matter of months.
And even if you are happy with an aged os version, it could be difficult to download one from their „official“ servers.
Most of the rom images are distributed by private/free google drive accounts which saturate their monthly available transfer quota quite quickly.
A total mess.
@deety1964 Says:
Hello. I'm trying to follow along with this video but I can't find a suitable emmc to usb/micro sd adaptor anywhere that doesn't seem to be for a specific device, or require soldering. Could you possibly put a link somewhere for this? As you can tell I am new to emmc.
@zavier6362 Says:
How is the network performance? I remember the old Orange Pi+ being pretty spotty. I was looking forward to this to replace my 3B+ (which is sadly limited by its USB2 bus speed). The storage options here is tempting but disappointing to hear about the underperforming chip.
@redstone51 Says:
PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKES STOP WITH THE CHINESE CRAP!!!!!!!!!
@lorderectus1849 Says:
Looks Chris is favouring oranges 🍊 and pies 🥧
@glopesmartins Says:
Does it boot from usb and or m.2 ssd?
@steveshadowphoto9346 Says:
Another very helpful video, thanks!!
@pmarquisYT Says:
Merci !
@FlyingSurprise Says:
Wouldn't it be nice to test IOPS as well?
@minduton Says:
Those mini boards are very interesting, but I think, the usefullness is very limited, compared to its price. You can buy, for example, an used HP T520 thin client for 15 USD. Much more music for less money. And it is on x86-64 basis.
@worldgate989 Says:
I'm kinda over the whole SBC revolution. I have a 8gig rpi 4 and i plan to use it for a car computer because i dont really need it for anything else.
@lungfamilyus Says:
A lot of potential but the OS is not mature enough.
@goku445 Says:
Nice video but I wish you had tested the networking performance as well: Ethernet and Wifi.
@prozacgodretro Says:
The EDP port is kinda exciting, I have some old laptops that won't boot for various reasons - I think a couple may use EDP displays ... I smell a cool project in my future!
@vtbn53 Says:
Wow more unobtainable, when will you stop?
@matneu27 Says:
Is there a difference between running the OS from emmc or SD card( in case of Raspberry Pi) in terms of responsibility and long lasting of the media?
@AndrewJackson2000 Says:
"Welcome to the explaining computers"...we are the best and we phuc the rest....😂😂
Hello old man. As usually you are the best.
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