An alternative to the Raspberry Pi 3

ODROID-C2

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The inexpensive ODROID-C2 module runs two to three times faster than a Raspberry Pi 3.

The ODROID series of single-board computers is manufactured by Hardkernel [1] out of South Korea. The ODROID-C1+ ($35) and the ODROID-C2 ($46) have a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi 3 (RPi3) (Figure 1). The higher end ODROID-XU ($59), which is around five times faster than the RPi3, has a significantly different board layout.

Figure 1: ODROID-C2 and RPi3 compared.

I've been happy with the functionality and openness of the Raspberry Pi platform; however, I find its desktop performance a bit sluggish. For only a few dollars more than an RPi3, the ODROID-C2 CPU, RAM, and GPU specs are impressive (Table 1). My goal was to see whether I could use the ODROID-C2 for some typical Raspberry Pi applications.

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