Orange Pi 3B: New single-board computer and Raspberry Pi rival launches with Rockchip RK3566 and up to 8 GB of RAM

Shenzen Xunlong Software has started selling the Orange Pi 3B, an update on the Orange Pi 3 that debuted over four years ago. While the company introduced an upgraded version of the Orange Pi 3 with more RAM, the Orange Pi 3B features a newer chipset and updated ports. Specifically, Shenzen Xunlong Software equipped the Orange Pi 3B with a Rockchip RK3566, mirroring the Geniatech XPI-3566-ZERO and Boardcon PICO3566.

As such, the Orange Pi 3B possesses four ARM Cortex-A55 CPU cores clocked at 1.8 GHz, an ARM Mali-G52 2EE GPU and an AI accelerator that delivers up to 1 TOPS of performance. Shenzen Xunlong Software complements the chipset LPDDR4 or LPDDR4X RAM, depending on the configuration chosen, plus eMMC, MicroSD and M.2 Key M (PCIe 2.0) slots. For reference, the Orange Pi 3B ships with the following ports:

• 1x 3.5 mm jack
• 1x 40-pin GPIO header
• 1x eDP interface
• 1x HDMI
• 1x Gigabit Ethernet
• 1x MicroSD card reader
• 1x MIPI-CSI camera interface
• 1x MIPI-DSI display interface
• 1x USB 3.0 Type-A
• 3x USB 2.0 Type-A
• 1x USB Type-C (for 5V/3A power input)

The Orange Pi 3B starts at US$30 with 2 GB of RAM on AliExpress. Alternatively, Shenzen Xunlong Software sells SKUs with 4 GB or 8 GB of RAM and various eMMC flash storage configurations. Please note that all SKUs are eligible for a US$5 coupon when ordering on Amazon. Full pricing on AliExpress and Amazon is as follows:

• 2 GB of RAM – US$30 (AliExpress)
• 4 GB of RAM – US$39.99 (Amazon) / US$35 (AliExpress)
• 2 GB of RAM – 32 GB eMMC flash storage – US$35 (AliExpress)
• 2 GB of RAM/256 GB eMMC flash storage – US$51.99 (Amazon)
• 4 GB of RAM/64 GB eMMC flash storage – US$42 (AliExpress)
• 4 GB of RAM/256 GB eMMC flash storage – US$57.99 (Amazon)
• 8 GB of RAM/256 GB eMMC flash storage – US$67.99 (Amazon) / US$61 (AliExpress)