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SiFive Introduces RISC-V Linux-Capable Multicore Processor

posted by Fnord666 on Monday February 05 2018, @03:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the HiFive-Unleashed dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Slowly but surely, RISC-V, the Open Source architecture for everything from microcontrollers to server CPUs is making inroads in the community. Now SiFive, the major company behind putting RISC-V c...

That's damned nifty but at a grand for a 1.5GHz system, I don't see them selling that many to consumers.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2018/02/03/sifive-introduces-risc-v-linux-capable-multicore-processor/

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday February 05 2018, @04:41AM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday February 05 2018, @04:41AM (#633136) Journal

    8 GB DDR4 is about $100 [newegg.com] instead of the $30 it should be.

    If the rest of the board is worth $25, then this is only a $875 quad-core.

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