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ASUS Tinker Board S vs Pine64 Quartz64 Model A: Comparison

ASUS Tinker Board S and Pine64 Quartz64 Model A differ on price: ASUS Tinker Board S at $79, Pine64 Quartz64 Model A at From roughly $60. On price, Pine64 Quartz64 Model A sits at $60.00 against $79.00 for ASUS Tinker Board S.

ASUS Tinker Board S (Single-Board Computer/Rockchip RK3288/Quad-Core Cortex-A17/2GB LPDDR3/Onboard eMMC Storage)
ASUSASUS Tinker Board S

$79.00

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Specs

Specification
ASUS Tinker Board S (Single-Board Computer/Rockchip RK3288/Quad-Core Cortex-A17/2GB LPDDR3/Onboard eMMC Storage)
ASUS Tinker Board S
Pine64 Quartz64 Model A (Single-Board Computer/Rockchip RK3566/Quad-Core Cortex-A55/Up to 8GB LPDDR4/Budget ARM Desktop)
Pine64 Quartz64 Model A
BrandASUSPine64
Memory2GB LPDDR3Up to 8GB LPDDR4
Price$79From roughly $60
ModelTinker Board SQuartz64 Model A
SoCRockchip RK3288Rockchip RK3566
ProcessorQuad-Core Cortex-A17 up to 1.8GHzQuad-core Cortex-A55
Storage16GB onboard eMMC + microSDmicroSD + eMMC

Price comparison

RetailerASUS Tinker Board SPine64 Quartz64 Model A
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$79.00

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$60.00

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Verdict

ASUS Tinker Board S

6.5 / 10 Expert Rating

Dated performance-wise, but the onboard eMMC still makes it a sensible pick for always-on signage and kiosk deployments.

Pine64 Quartz64 Model A

6.5 / 10 Expert Rating

Pine64's affordable conventional-ARM option for buyers who don't want RISC-V's software trade-offs.

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