The Banana Pi 5 is a single board computer built on the Amlogic S905X3 quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor, with 4 GB of RAM and 16 GB of onboard eMMC storage. The closest Thinvent match is the Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC. It uses the same Amlogic S905X3 chip and the same 4 GB RAM, with 32 GB of eMMC storage and a fanless aluminium housing.
Banana Pi 5 vs Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC
| Banana Pi 5 | Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Amlogic S905X3 | Amlogic S905X3 |
| Processor type | ARM Cortex-A55 | ARM Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 4 | 4 (up to 1.9 GHz) |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB eMMC | 32 GB eMMC |
| Form Factor | Single board computer | Mini PC |
| Operating System | Android | Thinux™ Embedded Linux |
| Ethernet ports | 1 | 1 (100 Mbps) |
Key differences
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Same processor and RAM: Both products use the Amlogic S905X3 with 4 GB of RAM, so their core compute capacity is the same.
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Higher storage: The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC has 32 GB of eMMC storage, against 16 GB on the Banana Pi 5.
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Ready-to-deploy enclosure: The Thinvent unit is a finished Mini PC with an anodised aluminium housing, fanless passive cooling, and VESA-style mounting options. The Banana Pi 5 is a bare single board computer.
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Ports: The Thinvent unit includes 1 HDMI, 1 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, a microSD slot, dual-antenna dual-band Wi-Fi and a 5 V 2 A power adapter. We could not confirm the Banana Pi 5's Wi-Fi or display port details, so we have left them out of this comparison.
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Operating system: The Banana Pi 5 runs Android. The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC ships with Thinux™ Embedded Linux, which includes Chromium and Mozilla Firefox, RDP 10 remote display, SSH, LibreOffice and a PDF viewer.
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Trade-off: The Banana Pi 5 supports Android, which the Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC does not offer. The Thinvent unit's operating system is Linux-based only.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Banana Pi 5 if you are developing on a bare single board computer and want Android. Choose the Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC if you need the same Amlogic S905X3 platform as a finished, fanless Mini PC with more eMMC storage and an embedded Linux operating system.
