Qualcomm made a Pi 5 killer. Good luck getting one.
Jeff Geerling
Oct 9, 2026 20:00
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The Radxa Dragon Q8B is more than twice as fast, has twice the I/O, and is only a little bit larger than the Raspberry Pi 5. But it costs a smidge more, and can be hard to find.
Links to things I mentioned in this video:
- My SBC Reviews website: https://sbc-reviews.jeffgeerling.com
- Radxa Dragon Q8B benchmark data: https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/108
- I bought my 8GB model from ARACE: https://arace.tech/products/radxa-dragon-q8b
None of those are affiliate links, and I purchased all the hardware used in this review :)
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