Thanks to System76 and Micro Center, the fastest Arm PC is complete!

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HUGE thanks to System76 and Ampere for providing the system for review, and to Micro Center for providing the graphics card upgrades.

Some of the resources mentioned in this video:

  - System76 Thelio Astra: https://system76.com/desktops/thelio-astra-a1-n1/configure
  - My FULL benchmarking results: https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/53
  - Top500 HPL benchmark results: https://github.com/geerlingguy/top500-benchmark/blob/master/README.md#results
  - Phoronix's comparison with Threadripper: https://www.phoronix.com/review/system76-thelio-astra/2

Note: The dual 25 Gbps Ethernet and built-in TPM 2.0 modules included on my review system may not be included in standard configurations; it seems the store only lists dual 10 Gbps Ethernet right now and no TPM option. Contact System76 if you're interested in those options!

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Contents:

00:00 - The fastest Arm PC in the world
01:14 - What makes this different?
02:46 - Teardown of Thelio Astra
04:41 - Three Gripes
06:03 - A Desktop Built for Linux
08:09 - A Quiet Monster (Performance and Benchmarks)
09:58 - Productivity: Kdenlive, Blender
10:56 - x86 still reigns
11:42 - Two GPU upgrades (from Micro Center)
12:45 - Nvidia RTX A4000
14:02 - AMD Pro W7700
15:04 - Now there are two of them!
15:19 - Windows 11 (with no hacks)
16:07 - Cinebench 2024 128-core WR
17:09 - Windows productivity: Photoshop great, drivers are late
18:16 - Linux does what Windows Can't
19:51 - Rose-colored glasses