A tiny x86 SBC with Raspberry Pi GPIO (Radxa X4, tested)

The Radxa X4 unites an Intel N100 SoC with a Raspberry Pi RP2040. The best of both worlds, right?

Let's explore thermals, power delivery, peripheral and OS support, and even take Linux and Windows for a spin on the PCIe Gen 3x4 NVMe SSD!

I purchased all the devices used in this video, there were no sponsorships; halfway through testing, Radxa sent a review unit in addition to the one I bought and tested, but all my testing was performed on the retail unit.

More about the Radxa X4 and my experience using it:

- Radxa X4: https://radxa.com/products/x/x4/
- Benchmarks and Bringup: https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/48
- Blog post: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/radxa-x4-sbc-unites-intel-n100-and-raspberry-pi-rp2040

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Contents:

00:00 - Anticipation
02:14 - Bringing the heat
03:02 - Design hampers performance
04:05 - HABs are the new HATs
05:57 - Raspberry Pi Inside
06:39 - Windows and (light) Gaming
07:59 - BIOS and Radxa's Bane