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Jeff Geerling takes an in-depth look at the HiFive Premier P550! His verdict? A powerful step forward for RISC-V with exciting potential. Check out the full review: https://lnkd.in/evFjGkUK

In today's video I test the SiFive HiFive Premier P550, the fastest RISC-V development board I've used: https://lnkd.in/gxQt8wsB ESWIN made a special case for this Mini-DTX board (like Mini ITX but a slight bit wider), and the board already has tons of the hardware working in Ubuntu, Debian, & Fedora. Performance is... well... you have to grade RISC-V on a sliding scale, as the architecture is still in its (relative) infancy. All my benchmarks, test data, notes, etc. are linked through my blog post: https://lnkd.in/gvtNrXKV In some excellent news, PCIe is well-supported (though still not perfect). Many AMD GPUs work out of the box, and I was able to run SuperTuxKart (a native Linux OpenGL game) using the DINK graphics backend, to get 50 fps on high settings. Emulating a AAA game from Windows—from 10 years ago—is also possible thanks to Box64/Box32 and Wine + DXVK. I got The Witcher 3 running... okay-ish (It was more like... 'slideshow-ing', lol — see the video linked above for example gameplay) Finally, I tested a more modern AMD GPU (RX 6700 XT) on the board, though the little Flex ATX PSU was probably not all that happy I was adapting it's CPU 8 pin connector into 2x PCI 8 pins. Though this setup was not even _close_ to overheating and catching fire, unlike Nvidia ;)

We’re hitting the stage at #RISCVDayTokyo on Feb. 27! Catch our talk at 10:35 a.m. on how SiFive is leading the RISC-V revolution in the AI compute era. Swing by booth F to see how we’re shaping the future of computing: https://hubs.la/Q038fVLC0

“The HiFive Premier P550 is a high-performance development board designed to push the boundaries of RISC-V development.” Check out Elektor International Media’s roundup of RISC-V boards to learn more about how SiFive’s HiFive Premier P550 and HiFive1 Rev B boards are opening up new opportunities for RISC-V developers: https://hubs.la/Q037NzhL0

“RISC-V is getting interesting.” Watch Wendell of Level1Techs unbox the SiFive HiFive Premier P550 and dive into the future of RISC-V development: https://hubs.la/Q037ch760

We’ll be at GOMACTech 2025! Join us to explore the future of RISC-V, connect with our experts, and see how SiFive is driving innovation in high-performance computing.

Synopsys Inc just announced an extension of its hardware-assisted verification portfolio with HAPS prototyping and ZeBu emulation systems. As SiFive’s Albert Huntington explained, “SiFive has a very large and configurable portfolio of RISC-V CPU and AI core IP. We extensively test our IP using software workloads on HAPS, which means we can run trillions of cycles per day.” Huntington also added that “With its EP-Ready hardware HAPS-200 offers us an FPGA platform to do full system emulation for reference platforms that scale from small microcontrollers all the way to large scale data center designs.” Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q036Bfbd0

“The future of RISC-V is filled with possibilities.” Geeky Gadgets shares more on how this open standard ISA is disrupting the CPU market, fostering innovation, and challenging legacy architectures. Read more: https://hubs.la/Q035QdfT0

Always root for the underdogs! It won’t be long before you can watch the Big Game half-time show on a SiFive powered RISC-V TV. https://hubs.la/Q035QddV0

Always root for the underdogs! It won’t be long before you can watch the Big Game half-time show on a SiFive powered RISC-V TV. https://hubs.la/Q035QddV0