Why Atom Cherry-Trail devices blow, esp. for Linux fans

[Anonymous]

So far my main issue is audio. I can use external USB audio card or Bluetooth speakers though.
And the other issue is no auto kernel updates, of course.

BBaker wrote:

Why it makes no sense to go for an cherry-trail device, even one with the Atom X7-Z8700, if you are a fan of Linux (and possibly Remix OS?).
TL;DR – A Celeron N3150 or N3160 has the same power, less heat/throttling problems, and you can run Linux/Ubuntu on it which runs MUCH faster than Windows.

http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/06/06/intle-atom-x7-z8700-cherry-trail-vs-intel-celeron-n3150-braswell-benchmarks-comparison/

So in the end, both processors have a very close performance, except for video chat encoding where the Atom processor is about 56% slower than the Celeron processor. The Atom’s 16 EU GPU @ 200/600 MHz is faster than the Celeron’s 12 EU GPU @ 300/640 MHz in most case, but only marginally. Both SoCs are capable of decoding 4K videos with H.264 and H.265 video codecs. Systems based on the Intel Axom x7-Z8700 processor could consume less electricity as Atom x7 has a 2W SDP, while Celeron N3150 a 4W SDP, but the power consumption of a complete mini PC also depends on its overall design.
… One noticeable advantage of Braswell processors should be Linux support with the default/standard ISO images, while Atom x7 systems currently require community hacked ISO images for support of features such as HDMI audio, WiFi and Bluetooth.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been thinking about getting a Cube i7 Stylus but I’m not sure it really worth’s the change from my X98 Plus because of Android…
And not sure if Linux would run 100% fine as well in the Cube.
At least with X98+ I have a 100% working Android in a very cheap but powerful tablet that I can charge with a normal micro-USB cable… and 100% Windows and ~80% Linux triple boot 🙂

My perfect choice would be a Celeron tablet with official (or unofficial but 100% working) Android support. Do you know some tablet like this?

[Bryan]

Linux is for those looking to go the extra mile to get the best on their PC.. So I can’t see how this is a huge downfall?

[BBaker]

Anonymous wrote:

I’ve been thinking about getting a Cube i7 Stylus but I’m not sure it really worth’s the change from my X98 Plus because of Android… And not sure if Linux would run 100% fine as well in the Cube. At least with X98+ I have a 100% working Android in a very cheap but powerful tablet that I can charge with a normal micro-USB cable… and 100% Windows and ~80% Linux triple boot My perfect choice would be a Celeron tablet with official (or unofficial but 100% working) Android support. Do you know some tablet like this?

No, I cannot think of on.  Maybe you’d have to install Android-X86 or Remix OS on a celeron 2-in-1 notebook.

Or maybe some other processor like a Qualcom Snapdragon?… http://liliputing.com/2016/06/jide-unveils-remix-pro-2-in-1-tablet-with-remix-os-3-0.html
With Linux it looks like the problem is not so much the CPU support but support from the tablet makers for the touch-screen all the drivers like network, wifi, bluetooth, audio, etc….

Linux 4.6 Set To Bring A Significant Number Of New Features
Support 13 new ARM SoCs and a lot of platform improvements. Among the ARM SoC/platform work is on Axis Artpec-6, TI Keystone-k2g, Mediatek MT7623, Allwinner A83T, NXP i.MX6QP, ST Microelectronics stm32f469, Annapurna Labs Alpine v2, Marvell Armada 3700, Marvell Armada 7000/8000, Amlogic S905, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Socionext UniPhier, ARM Juno Development Platform, Allwinner A64, and Broadcom Vulcan. Board/machine work includes Buffalo Linkstation LS-QVL/LS-GL, Cubietruck Plus, D-Link DIR-885L, Google Nexus 7, Homlet v2, Lamono R1, Itead Ibox, LG Optimus Black, and the Raspberry Pi Model A.

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