Documentation

Welcome to the SBCwiki documentation hub. Explore detailed specifications, block diagrams, and technical guides organized by SoC manufacturer and operating system.

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ARM SoC Manufacturers

Find documentation organized by chip manufacturer including detailed SoC specifications, block diagrams, and compatible boards:

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Allwinner

All Allwinner SoC's, boards, and development resources on sbcwiki.com

Amlogic

All Amlogic SoC's, boards, and development resources on sbcwiki.com

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ARM

Explore all ARM CPU cores, Mali GPUs, and custom silicon like the Arm AGI CPU. Find specifications, architectures, and resources on sbcwiki.com.

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Broadcom / RaspberryPi

All Broadcom SoC's, boards, and development resources on sbcwiki.com

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Cix

All Cix SoC's, boards, and development resources on sbcwiki.com

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Mediatek

All Mediatek SoC's, boards, and development resources on sbcwiki.com

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NXP

All NXP SoC's, boards, and development resources on sbcwiki.com

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Qualcomm

All Qualcomm SoC's, boards, and development resources on sbcwiki.com

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Rockchip

All Rockchip SoC's, boards, and development resources on sbcwiki.com

IP Vendors

Companies that license GPU, CPU and NPU designs to SoC manufacturers, with their driver support:

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Imagination

Imagination Technologies PowerVR GPU IP used in SoCs on sbcwiki.com, with open-source Mesa driver support.

Operating Systems

Explore compatible Linux distributions and their installation guides:

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Armbian

Lightweight Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distribution specialized for ARM development boards

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Ubuntu

Official Ubuntu Linux distribution for ARM platforms with Desktop, Server, and Core editions

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OpenMediaVault

Network-attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux for home and small office use

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ROS

Robot Operating System - a flexible framework for writing robot software on ARM-based SBCs

Software & Tools

Useful resources for SBC development:

Rankings

Geekbench 6 CPU

Single-core and multi-core scores.

Geekbench 6 GPU

OpenCL and Vulkan scores.

GFXBench

Aztec Ruins High, Aztec Ruins Normal, and Manhattan 3.1 scores.

CPU-Z

Single-thread and multi-thread scores.

Cinebench 2026

Cinebench 2026 scores.

WebGL Aquarium

Minimum and maximum frames per second.

KDiskMark

Sequential and random read and write speeds, in MB/s.

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