The Axon is an Indian-made single board computer with an ARM processor and up to 8 cores. It is positioned as an alternative to the Raspberry Pi. The closest Thinvent match is the Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC, which uses an ARM Cortex A55 processor and the Amlogic S905X3 chip, the same chip family used in some single board computers. For a higher-core ARM option in our range, see the Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client, which uses an ARM Cortex A53 processor.
Axon vs Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC and Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client
| Axon (single board computer) | Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC | Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client | |
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| Processor maker | ARM | ARM | ARM |
| Processor | Not confirmed | ARM Cortex A55 | ARM Cortex A53 |
| Chip | Not confirmed | Amlogic S905X3 | Rockchip RK3528 |
| Cores | Up to 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Max frequency | Not confirmed | 1.9 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| RAM | Not confirmed | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | Not confirmed | 32 GB eMMC | 16 GB eMMC |
| Form factor | Single board computer | Mini PC | Thin Client |
| Cooling | Not confirmed | Fanless | Fanless |
| Wireless | Not confirmed | Wi-Fi, dual antenna, dual band | Wi-Fi 6, dual band, Bluetooth 5 |
| Operating system | Not confirmed | Thinux Embedded Linux | Thinux Embedded Linux |
Key differences
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The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC uses the Amlogic S905X3 chip. Axon also has an ARM processor, and we could not confirm its chip.
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The Axon is listed with up to 8 cores. The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC and Micro 5R Thin Client each have 4 cores.
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The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC is a fanless Mini PC with 4 GB RAM, 32 GB eMMC storage and dual antenna Wi-Fi.
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The Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client adds Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5, with dual-band support.
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We could not confirm the Axon's RAM, storage, cooling or operating system, so those points are not compared here.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Axon if you need a board with up to 8 ARM cores for a development project. Choose the Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC for a fanless ARM Mini PC with 4 GB RAM, 32 GB storage and dual antenna Wi-Fi. Choose the Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client for a fanless ARM thin client with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.
