Gigabyte Launches Impressive Raspberry Pi Rival

Ashley Allen / 7 years ago

Gigabyte is releasing its own single-board computer, a la the Raspberry Pi. However, unlike the Raspberry Pi, which includes built-in RAM, the Gigabyte GA-SBCAP3350 allows custom RAM. The board features a single channel DDR3L SO-DIMM slot and runs up to 8GB RAM. The GA-SBCAP3350 also sports a soldered-in dual-core Intel Celeron N3350 with integrated HD Graphics 500. The processor has a 1.1GHz clock speed and a 2.4GHz Turbo speed. The GA-SBCAP3350 is slightly larger than the Raspberry Pi 3; the former measures in at 146 x 102mm, while the latter is 85 x 56mm). The board outputs at 4K 30Hz via HDMI.

Specifications

CPU:

Built in with an Intel® Quad-Core Celeron® N3350 SoC (1.6 GHz)
2MB Cache

Memory:

DDR3L SO-DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
Support for DDR3L 1866/1600/1333 MHz memory module

Onboard Graphics:

Integrated in the SoC:
- D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60Hz
- HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 3840×2160@30Hz
- Maximum shared memory of 512MB

Audio:

Realtek® ALC255 codec
High Definition Audio
2-channel

LAN:

Realtek®GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit) x2

Expansion Slots:

Half size Mini PCIe slot (MPCIE1)
(The Mini PCIe slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Storage Interface:

Integrated in the SoC:
- SATA 6Gb/s connectors x2
- MSATA connector (MSATA_MPCIE2)

USB:

Integrated in the SoC:
- USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel x2
- USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers x4

Internal I/O Connectors:

DC-In power connector
System fan header
SATA 6Gb/s connectors x2 and SATA power connectors x2
Front panel header
Battery cable header
USB 2.0/1.1 headers x2
Serial port headers x4 and Serial port power select jumpers x4
Speaker header
GPIO power selection jumper and GPIO status configuration jumper
LVDS header and LVDS drive voltage jumper
Flat panel display header and Flat panel display switch header
Backlight switch header
Volume control header
Buzzer header
LPT/GPIO header and LPT configuration jumper
I2C
SMBUS
BIOS Select jumper
Clear CMOS jumper
Chassis intrusion header

Back Panel Connectors:

HDMI port
D-Sub port
USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports x2
RJ-45 ports x2
Audio jack (headphone and microphone combo jack)

I/O Controller:

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring:

Voltage detection
Temperature detection
Fan speed detection
Fan speed control
- * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS:

64Mbit flash x2
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features:

Support for:
- Xpress Install
- @BIOS
- APP Center
  - * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications