Orange Pi 6 Plus Hands-On: Linux, Android, AI, Emulation, Windows 11?

Trying out Linux, Android, Windows 11, AI workloads, and a bit of gaming on a fun-sized 12-core ARM SBC from Orange Pi.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
00:09 Overview
00:22 Geekbench benchmark
00:43 Aluminum case
00:49 Rear and side panel I/O
01:29 Installing Windows 11
02:05 Installing Android
02:49 3DMark Android benchmark
03:02 HarmonyOS
03:17 Ubuntu ARM UEFI
03:37 Debian custom image
03:54 Network speed test
04:04 Wi-Fi
04:08 Bluetooth
04:12 HDMI audio
04:19 Disk speed benchmark
04:28 Power usage
04:42 Fan noise
05:01 Browser hardware acceleration
05:07 1080p YouTube playback
05:12 4K YouTube playback
05:18 WebGL Aquarium benchmark
05:05 NPU setup
05:59 Whisper A.I.
06:18 Face detection
06:26 Object detection
06:36 Pose estimation
06:48 Missing LLM models
06:58 Vulkan Quake 3 Arena
07:18 Streets of Rage 4
07:30 Hollow Knight: Silksong
07:38 RPCS3 Playstation emulation
08:05 Verdict
08:26 Driver status

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