DFI’s Upgraded Industrial Pi Lands With Big CPU and Graphics Boost, But Costs A Mint
OK, so let’s get down to what you get for the money – the hardware specifications. The DFI PCSF51 features the following:
- Processor: Ryzen Embedded R2000 Series APU
- RAM: Single Channel DDR4 Memory config of 4GB/8GB
- Storage: up to 128GB: SanDisk eMMC 32GB/ 64GB/ 128GB
- Video: HDMI 1.4 supports up to 4096 x 2160 @ 24Hz
- Networking: Gigabit Ethernet port
- USB: dual USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type A ports
- Internal connections: SATA 3.0, M.2 connectors
- Support: 10-Year CPU Life Cycle Support Until Q2′ 32
- Form factor: 1.8-inch SBC (credit card sized 84 x 55mm)
- OS compatibility: not specified
Touted uses for the new DFI PCSF51 include; “industrial applications, robotics, edge computing, AI vision systems, and more.” DFI also highlights the rich multimedia possibilities of this Ryzen APU system, saying that it possibly opens up new application possibilities. At the advised $480 price for a base configuration PCSF51 (2GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, no OS, available from early H2) you should really make sure you need the performance and industrial 10 years product support. Quickly looking up some online benchmark results for an AMD R2000 (R2314) APU device vs a Raspberry Pi 4, we observe that the PassMark scores are 6584 vs 1893, respectively.
DFI will be a familiar name among the more seasoned PC DIYers in the readership. It is now an industrial computing specialist, but some will remember ‘Diamond Flower Industries’ from the firm’s consumer motherboard days, particularly the colorful DFI LANParty series.
