RISC-V Distros

Boards

From QEMU to classic boards: what each board runs and what its official OS is

None (generic QEMU virtual platform, RV32/RV64 configurable, up to 512 cores) · QEMU Project

Pure virtual platform: up to 512 RV64GC cores, CLINT/PLIC, a PCIe host bridge, 8 virtio-mmio devices, NS16550 UART, optional AIA/IOMMU; memory, disks and networking are all virtualised through command-line options, with no real GPU/VPU/NPU.

Preinstalled / official OSdebian / ubuntu

PriceFree and open source (GPLv2), available from every distro's package repos

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StarFive JH7110: 4×SiFive U74 @1.5GHz + S7 monitor core + E24 · StarFive

2/4/8GB LPDDR4, microSD + eMMC (some versions), M.2 M-Key NVMe, 2× GbE (v1.3 supports PoE), HDMI 2.0, 4× USB, 40-pin GPIO; there is also a cut-down VisionFive 2 Lite.

Preinstalled / official OSdebian / ubuntu

PriceStandard 2/4/8GB around US$60–120 (unverified); the VisionFive 2 Lite sells for US$99.95 at retail

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T-Head TH1520: 4×C910 @1.85GHz + C906 + E902, 4TOPS NPU · Sipeed

4/8/16GB LPDDR4X, 8/32/128GB eMMC, 2× GbE, WiFi5/BT5, HDMI 2.0 + 4-lane MIPI DSI, 2× MIPI CSI, 4× USB3, 40-pin GPIO.

Preinstalled / official OSrevyos

PriceAbout US$120 for 8GB and US$180 for 16GB (reseller quotes, unverified)

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T-Head TH1520: 4×C910 @1.85GHz + C906 + E902, 4TOPS NPU · Milk-V

4/8/16GB LPDDR4X 4266MT/s, eMMC socket (optional module) + microSD, 1× GbE (PoE capable), WiFi5/BT5.2 (AP6256), 4× USB3.0, HDMI 2.0 4K60, MIPI DSI/CSI, 40-pin, credit-card sized.

Preinstalled / official OSrevyos

Price8GB around US$90–110 (unverified)

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SpacemiT K3 (Key Stone K3) · SpacemiT

8× X100 @2.4GHz + 8× A100 AI cores, RVA23/RVV1.0 (up to 1024-bit), 60 TOPS general AI compute, 130 KDMIPS. Pico-ITX: 16/32GB LPDDR5-6400, UFS2.2 128/256GB, 10GbE SFP+ + 1GbE, 2× M.2 (M-Key Gen3 x4 / B-Key), 2× USB3.2 Type-C (full-featured 65W PD + 4K DP) + 4× USB2.0, 100×86mm. CoM260: a 260-pin compute module plus a reference carrier board, the carrier being hardware-compatible with Jetson Orin Nano.

Preinstalled / official OSbianbu / ubuntu / debian / buildroot

PriceSipeed launch prices: Pico-ITX 8GB $299, CoM260 kit $309; reseller prices for 32GB/128GB run $595–889 (Firefly listings; TinyComputers' review came to $1175 with tax); the domestic Milk-V Jupiter2 8GB pre-order was about ¥1799. Reseller and duty differences are large — these are media/reseller quotes.

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ZHIHE A210 (4×C920 + 4×C908) · Zhihe Computing (board brand: XuanTie MelonPi)

8-core 64-bit RISC-V: 4× C920 @1.9GHz + 4× C908 @1.9GHz, all with RVV (128-bit); NPU 12 TOPS@INT8 supporting INT4/INT8/FP8/FP16/BF16 and Transformers; LPDDR4X up to 16GB; eMMC5.1; H.265 decode 4K@120fps; the board is a SODIMM compute module plus V1/V2/V3 open carrier boards, 8GB LPDDR4X + 32GB eMMC (figures from a third-party project page)

Preinstalled / official OSdebian / buildroot

PriceNo public retail price; boards come mainly through programme channels such as the XuanTie RV Academy and Huaqiu open hardware, and no public quote was found

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Kendryte K230 (2×C908) · Canaan

Dual-core 64-bit RISC-V C908: big core 1.6GHz with RVV1.0, little core 0.8GHz; KPU rated at 6 TOPS equivalent (INT8/INT16) (1 TOPS on the K230D); the CanMV-K230 board carries 512MB LPDDR4, microSD, HDMI, 3× MIPI-CSI and USB; typical chip power is about 2W

Preinstalled / official OSbuildroot / debian / ubuntu

PriceCanMV-K230 about $40–60 (AliExpress/Newegg and similar); 01Studio kits $49–88; no official list price (reseller quotes)

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ESWIN EIC7700X · Milk-V (chip: ESWIN)

4× SiFive P550 @1.8GHz (RV64GBCH, ships at 1.4GHz/800mV); 19.95 TOPS@INT8 NPU; IMG AXM-8-256 GPU (OpenGL ES3.2/Vulkan1.2/OpenCL); 8/16/32GB LPDDR5-6400; Mini-ITX 170×170mm; PCIe x8 slot (Gen3 x4), 2× GbE, 4× USB3, SATA/M.2 SATA, 8K H.265 encode/decode

Preinstalled / official OSdebian / fedora

PriceLaunched in 2024 at $199 (16GB) / $269 (32GB, Arace); the site now only offers Contact us with no public retail link

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UltraRISC UR-DP1000 · Milk-V (chip: UltraRISC)

8× UR-CP100 @2.0GHz, RV64GCBHX (full RVA22, no V extension); up to 64GB DDR4 UDIMM (ECC supported); PCIe Gen4 x16, NVMe Gen4 x4, 2× GbE, USB3; Mini-ITX; UEFI+ACPI+SMBIOS; optional BMC module; no onboard display output

Preinstalled / official OSubuntu / fedora / openkylin

Price$329 (Arace standard/pre-order price); during the 2025 pre-order there was a $279 tier plus a $50 voucher (media)

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SiFive Freedom U740 (FU740): 4×U74 @1.2GHz + 1×S71 monitor core · SiFive

16GB DDR4 onboard, PCIe x16 (for a GPU/NVMe), M.2 Key M, M.2 Key E (WiFi), GbE, 4× USB 3.0, microSD, SPI Flash; microATX form factor with 12V barrel power.

Preinstalled / official OSubuntu / buildroot

PriceThe official page is marked Discontinued with no price; clearance in 2024 dropped to US$299, and second-hand is now the main source (price unverified)

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SpacemiT K1 (8×X60) · Banana Pi (chip: SpacemiT)

8× X60 (RV64GCVB, RVA22, RVV1.0), 2.0 TOPS; IMG BXE-2-32 GPU @819MHz; 2/4/8/16GB LPDDR4; 8/16/32/128GB eMMC; 2× GbE, 4× USB3.0, HDMI1.4 (1080p), PCIe2.1 (M.2 M-Key + mini PCIe), WiFi6/BT5.2; 148×100mm

Preinstalled / official OSbianbu

PriceAbout $68 (base) to $190 (16GB/128GB) at AliExpress/Banana Pi stores; prices vary a lot with RAM and eMMC (reseller quotes)

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Ky X1 (8-core RISC-V AI CPU) · Orange Pi

8-core 64-bit RISC-V (single-core performance about 1.3× a Cortex-A55), 2 TOPS fused CPU compute (no dedicated NPU); 2/4/8GB LPDDR4X; optional 16–128GB eMMC module; 2× M.2 M-Key (PCIe2.0 x2, NVMe capable), 2× GbE, WiFi5/BT5, 3× USB3 + 2× USB2, HDMI, 89×56mm

Preinstalled / official OSubuntu

PriceFrom $30 (2GB), about $40/$50 for 4GB/8GB (media and resellers); sold on AliExpress/Amazon/Taobao

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ESWIN EIC7700X · SiFive

4× SiFive P550 @1.4GHz (out-of-order); 16/32GB LPDDR5-6400 + 128GB eMMC; 20 TOPS NPU; Imagination GPU; Mini-DTX; PCIe Gen3 x4 (x16 slot), 2× GbE, 5× USB3, SATA; Ubuntu 24.04 preinstalled (6.6 kernel, OTA supported)

Preinstalled / official OSubuntu / fedora / yocto

PriceArrow quotes: 16GB $381.43, 32GB $485.84 (search snapshot 2026-11, product page not verified directly); early list prices were $399/$499

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StarFive JH7110S · StarFive

4× RV64GC @1.25GHz + IMG BXE-4-32 MC1 GPU; 2/4/8GB LPDDR4; WiFi6/BT5.4; M.2 (PCIe2.0 x1), GbE, USB2.0/3.0, HDMI 4K@60, 40-pin GPIO, MIPI-CSI/DSI; microSD/eMMC

Preinstalled / official OSdebian / ubuntu / buildroot

PriceKickstarter from $19.90; retail about $23 (2GB) / $30 (4GB) / $37 (8GB) (Liliputing/CNX, media prices)

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T-Head TH1520: 4×C910 @1.85GHz, 4TOPS NPU, BXM-4-64 GPU · BeagleBoard.org

4GB LPDDR4, 16GB onboard eMMC, WiFi5/BT5 (AP6203BM), GbE, microHDMI, microSD, 2× CSI + 1× DSI, mikroBUS, BeagleBone Black cape headers.

Preinstalled / official OSubuntu / yocto

PriceLaunched around US$150 (BeagleBoard forum); resellers now ask about US$160–190 (unverified)

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SOPHON SG2042: 64×XuanTie C920 @2GHz, RVV 0.71, 64MB L3 · Milk-V

4× DDR4 DIMM up to 128GB (ECC RDIMM/UDIMM), 3× PCIe x16 (Gen3 x8 signalling), 5× SATA, 2× 2.5GbE, 8× USB3, 2× M.2, an eMMC module connector, microSD; mATX 24.4×24.4cm with standard 24-pin ATX power, 120W typical.

Preinstalled / official OSrevyos / fedora

PriceCrowdfunding: board US$1,199 (US$899 without CPU), Pioneer Box complete system US$1,999; current pricing is quote-only (unverified)

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CV1800B (Duo) / SG2002 (Duo 256M) / SG2000 (Duo S) · Milk-V

Duo: 2× C906 (1GHz + 700MHz) + an 8051, 64MB SIP DRAM; Duo 256M: SG2002 plus 1× Cortex-A53, 256MB; Duo S: 512MB + eMMC pads (some kits ship 8GB) + WiFi6; all have a 100M Ethernet port and USB-C; Duo/256M are 26-pin GPIO pads at 21×51mm, Duo S has 2× 26-pin headers at 43×43mm.

Preinstalled / official OSbuildroot

PriceDuo US$4.99 and Duo S US$9.99 (actual Arace store prices); Duo 256M about US$7.99

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Mars

Unknown

JH7110: SiFive U74 + SiFive S7 + SiFive E24 · Milk-V

Memory 1G/2G/4G/8G (test configuration recorded by RuyiSDK)

STAR64

Unknown

JH7110: SiFive U74 + SiFive S7 + SiFive E24 · PINE64

Memory 4G/8G (test configuration recorded by RuyiSDK)

VisionFive

Unknown

JH7100: SiFive U74 + SiFive E24 · StarFive

Memory 8G (test configuration recorded by RuyiSDK)

Key Stone K1/M1: SpacemiT X60 · Milk-V

Memory 4G/8G/16G (test configuration recorded by RuyiSDK)

Key Stone M1: SpacemiT X60 · SpacemiT

Memory LPDDR4X 8G/16G (test configuration recorded by RuyiSDK)

SpacemiT K3: SpacemiT X100 + A100 · SpacemiT

Memory 16GB LPDDR5 + 128GB UFS (test configuration recorded by RuyiSDK)

Key Stone K1: SpacemiT X60 · BIT-BRICK

Memory 4G/8G (test configuration recorded by RuyiSDK)

TH1520: XuanTie C910 + XuanTie C906 + XuanTie E902 · Sipeed

Memory 8G/16G (test configuration recorded by RuyiSDK)