Odroid hacker board jumps to faster octacore SoC

The Odroid project launched an “Odroid-XU3″ open source SBC based on Samsung’s HMP-ready Exynos5422, which mixes four Cortex-A15 and four Cortex-A7 cores.

  • Processor — Samsung Exynos5422 Octa SoC:
    • CPUs — 4x ARM Cortex-A15 cores @ 2.0GHz + 4x Cortex-A7 cores @ 1.4GHz
    • GPU — Mali-T628 MP6 (OpenGL ES 3.0 / 2.0 / 1.1 and OpenCL 1.1 full profile)
  • Memory — 2GB LPDDR3 (933MHz)
  • Storage:
    • microSD slot
    • eMMC 5.0 socket with optional data card at up to 64GB
    • Optional USB 3.0 module for SATA 3 adapter (2.5- or 3.5-inch HDD and SSD)
  • Wireless — Optional USB module for 802.11b/g/n 1T1R WLAN with antenna
  • Networking — 10/100Mbps (“Fast”) Ethernet; optional USB 3.0 to gigabit Ethernet adapter
  • Multimedia I/O:
    • Micro-HDMI
    • DisplayPort
    • 3.5mm audio out
    • Optional SPDIF optical output (USB module)
  • Other I/O:
    • USB — 1x USB 3.0 host; 1x USB 3.0 OTG; 4x USB 2.0 host
    • Serial console (debug)
    • 30-pin I/O connector
  • Other features — 4x energy monitor chips with breakdown by core; active cooler; plastic enclosure
  • Power — 5V @ 4A
  • Dimensions:
    • SBC — 94 x 70 x 18mm
    • With case — 98 x 74 x 29mm
  • Operating system — Android 4.4.2 on Linux Kernel LTS 3.10; Ubuntu 14.04 + OpenGL ES + OpenCL on Kernel LTS 3.10