{"id":90722,"date":"2025-08-23T20:01:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T20:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/90722\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T20:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T20:01:04","slug":"banana-pi-bpi-m4-super-raspberry-pi-5-rival-launches-with-pcie-2-5gbe-and-up-to-8gb-ram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/90722\/","title":{"rendered":"Banana Pi BPI-M4 Super: Raspberry Pi 5 rival launches with PCIe, 2.5GbE and up to 8GB RAM"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"BPI-M4<\/a>BPI-M4 Super: New single-board computer sports HDMI and can be upgraded (Image source: Banana Pi)<\/p>\n

The BPI-M4 Super from Banana Pi is a new single-board computer that could serve as an alternative to the popular Raspberry Pi 5. This SBC comes with two Ethernet ports as well as PCIe.<\/p>\n

Silvio Werner (translated by Enrico Frahn), Published 08\/23\/2025 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea<\/a> <\/p>\n

Banana Pi has unveiled a new single-board computer called the BPI-M4 Super<\/a>. The manufacturer is certainly not reinventing the device category, but the BPI-M4 Super should nevertheless be a high-performance option for various projects, such as those related to smart homes. However, the BPI-M4 Super can also be used as a more or less conventional desktop computer, as it offers a bunch of ports and connections. The Raspberry Pi 5 competitor is powered by a Rockchip RK3568B2 SoC, which has four Cortex-A55 cores with a clock frequency of 2GHz. Depending on the configuration, the SBC has either 2, 4 or 8GB of LPDDR4x memory on board. Moreover, the Banana Pi BPI-M4 Super has 32GB of eMMC mass storage, but upcoming model variants should also offer 8, 16 oder 64GB. <\/p>\n

The SBC measures 3.62 x 2.44 x 0.57 inches and features two Ethernet ports, one of which has a higher bandwidth of up to 2.5 Gbps. Meanwhile, the HDMI 2.0 port supports video output with 4K resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. Two USB 2.0 ports are also available and can be used to connect accessories. Furthermore, the M.2 slot can accommodate full-sized SSDs and is connected via single PCIe 3.0 lane. The storage can also be expanded thanks to a microSD slot. WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 are supported as well, and the 40-pin header can be used for expansion boards designed for the Raspberry Pi\u00a0 5, but compatibility with the BPI-M4 Super is not guaranteed. Lastly, Banana Pi has not revealed pricing or an exact release date thus far.<\/p>\n

\t\"The<\/a>The Raspberry Pi 5 competitor has lots of connectivity options including an M.2 slot (Image source: Banana Pi)\"Silvio<\/a>Editor of the original article: Silvio Werner<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 14975 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2017<\/p>\n

I have been active as a journalist for over 10 years, most of it in the field of technology. I worked for Tom\u2019s Hardware and ComputerBase, among others, and have been working for Notebookcheck since 2017. My current focus is particularly on mini PCs and single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi \u2013 so in other words, compact systems with a lot of potential. In addition, I have a soft spot for all kinds of wearables, especially smartwatches. My main profession is as a laboratory engineer, which is why neither scientific contexts nor the interpretation of complex measurements are foreign to me.<\/p>\n

\"Enrico<\/a>Translator: Enrico Frahn<\/a> – Managing Editor Accessory Reviews, Tech Writer – 5179 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2021<\/p>\n

My fascination for technology goes back a long way to the Pentium II era. Modding, overclocking and treasuring computer hardware has since become an integral part of my life. As a student, I further developed a keen interest in mobile technologies that can make the stressful college life so much easier. After I fell in love with the creation of digital content while working in a marketing position, I now scour the web to bring you the most exciting topics in the world of tech. Outside the office, I\u2019m particularly passionate about motorsports and mountain biking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BPI-M4 Super: New single-board computer sports HDMI and can be upgraded (Image source: Banana Pi) The BPI-M4 Super…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,67361,67360,234,67362,235,227,10360,233,226,236,232,228,229,8391,105,231,230],"class_list":["post-90722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-banana-pi","tag-banana-pi-bpi-m4-super","tag-benchmarks","tag-einplatinenrechner","tag-graphics-card","tag-laptop","tag-launch","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-sbc","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}