MangoPi MQ-PRO Review: RISC-V Raspberry Pi Zero Alternative?

In a time when Raspberry Pi’s are few and far between, alternative options such as the MangoPi MQ-PRO are increasingly interesting. In this review we cover the features, functionality and performance of the Allwinner D1 RISC-V based SoC. This single board computer is designed to be a drop in replacement of the Raspberry Pi Zero as it features the same form factor (65x30mm). This board is available in both 512mb or 1GB of DDR3 RAM variants. There are two linux distributions provided by MangoPi, tina-linux and armbian. We were only able to get armbian working but also settled for an ubuntu server image designed for RISC-V systems. Performance in PHPbench, GZIP and SmallPT are presented to hopefully answer the question of should you buy the Mango Pi MQ-PRO if you are looking for a Raspberry Pi Zero and can’t get your hands on one. MangoPi MQ-PRO Aliexpress link (affiliate): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeJRCwT may be available from other sellers eg: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004372856686.html check search as sellers pop up here and there. Allwinner D1 datasheet: https://github.com/DongshanPI/Awesome_RISCV-AllwinnerD1/blob/master/Tina-SDK/Hardware%E7%A1%AC%E4%BB%B6%E7%B1%BB%E6%96%87%E6%A1%A3/%E8%8A%AF%E7%89%87%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8C/D1-H_Datasheet_V1.0.pdf Ubuntu RISC-V image: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RISC-V/LicheeRV Bret’s Tech benchmarks: https://bret.dk/raspberry-pi-zero-vs-mangopi-mq-pro-benchmarks/ Follow us on Google News here: https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMKHsqwswnvfDAw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Pricing 01:47 Form Factor 02:17 Features 04:00 Allwinner D1 05:05 Software 06:20 Benchmarks 07:50 Conclusion You can find more embedded systems tutorials and projects on our website https://learnembeddedsystems.co.uk -- Equipment we use regularly -- The following links are affiliate links where we may make a small percentage on qualifying sales through these links. Use the respective UK or US links listed. Budget Soldering Iron: UK: https://amzn.to/3pQpvUu US: https://amzn.to/3bBawIJ Breadboards: UK: https://amzn.to/3solZCe US: https://amzn.to/3dGsHiS Jumper Cables: UK: https://amzn.to/37JfToi US: https://amzn.to/3r384S9 Camera: UK: https://amzn.to/3qKLwFr US: https://amzn.to/3pK0V7C Lens: UK: https://amzn.to/380lQxp US: https://amzn.to/3knH3WL Tripod: UK: https://amzn.to/37H0Nzw US: https://amzn.to/3byKHsV All videos and tutorials on this channel and mentioned websites are for educational purposes only.