StarFive VisionFive 2 Quad-Core RISC-V Performance Benchmarks
The VisionFive 2 was a fun board to play around with for the ~$100 price tag but don't expect much out of its performance at this time. Any similarly-priced AArch64 single board computer is almost surely to perform much better than the VisionFive 2 until the RISC-V software ecosystem as a whole matures, more open-source developers gaining access to RISC-V for testing and software optimizations, etc.
Those interested in trying out the VisionFive 2 can find various models offered via Amazon.com (affiliate link) for around $100 USD. The pricing is great and with time the performance will hopefully improve. Stay tuned to Phoronix as in the months ahead I'll re-spin up the VisionFive 2 for seeing how the RISC-V software performance is evolving. As always if you appreciate this unique Linux hardware testing consider subscribing to Phoronix Premium or making a tip to help in situations like this where needing to purchase the hardware for being able to provide said reviews and benchmarks.
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