Turing RK1 is 2x faster, 1.8x pricier than Pi 5

A couple years ago, the 'cluster on a board' concept reached its pinnacle with the Turing Pi 2, which I tested using four Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4's. Because Pi availability was nonexistent for a few years, many hardware companies started building their own substitutes-and Turing Pi was no exception. They started designing a new SoM compatible with their Turing Pi 2 board, and the result is the RK1:. The SoM includes a Rockchip RK3588 SoC, which has 8 CPU cores, 8/16/32 GB of RAM, 32GB of eMMC storage, and built-in 1 Gbps networking. I purchased a Turing Pi 2 as part of their initial Kickstarter, and four 8GB RAM modules + heatsinks. Turing Pi also sent me four of their 32GB RAM modules. All my test data is available in the SBC Reviews GitHub issue for the RK1. For standard CPU benchmarks, the RK1 consistently beat the Pi 5 and CM4, and the performance scaled with extra nodes. Full disclosure-the RackMate and Mini ITX case were both sent to me by the respective vendors. In MyElectronics' case, they actually sent this 2U Dual Mini ITX case, which costs more but also allows you to mount two ITX boards side by side in a standard rack.