Initially teased at the Orange Pi Developer Conference earlier this year, the Orange Pi 5 Max SBC powered by a Rockchip RK3588 SoC is now available on Amazon and Aliexpress for $95 and up with 8GB or 16GB LPDDR5, and support for eMMC flash modules or soldered on eMMC flash. A 4GB RAM version is also planned for $75.
The Orange Pi 5 Max is basically a cost-down version of the Orange Pi 5 Plus with fewer interfaces (e.g. 1x 2.5GbE vs 2x 2.5GbE, no HDMI input, etc..), higher bandwidth LPDDR5 memory, onboard WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, and a smaller form factor between Pico-ITX and credit card size.
Orange Pi 5 Max specifications:
- SoC – Rockchip RK3588
- CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.8 GHz
- Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU with support for OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2
- 6 TOPS AI accelerator with support for INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16 mixed operation
- VPU – 8Kp60 H.265/VP9/AVS2 10-bit decoder, 8Kp30 H.264 decoder, 4Kp60 AV1 decoder, 8Kp30 H.265/H.264 encoder
- System Memory – 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB LPDDR5
- Storage
- eMMC flash socket for 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB module or eMMC flash chip soldered on-board (co-lay)
- 16MB QSPI NOR Flash
- MicroSD card slot
- M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 socket for NVMe SSD
- Video Output
- 2x HDMI 2.1 ports up to 8Kp60
- 4-lane MIPI DSI connector up to 4Kp60
- Camera I/F
- 2x 4-lane MIPI CSI connectors
- 1x 4-lane MIPI D-DPHY Rx connector
- Audio
- ES8388 audio codec
- 3.5mm audio jack with headphone and microphone support
- Onboard MIC
- Support for HDMI 2.1 eARC
- Networking
- 2.5GbE RJ45 port via RTL8125BG controller
- Onboard WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 module (AP6611) using SDIO 3.0 for WiFi, UART and PCM for Bluetooth; IPEX antenna connector
- USB – 2x USB 3.0 ports, 2x USB 2.0 ports
- Expansion
- 40-pin header with GPIO, UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, PWM, and others
- M.2 Key-M socket (PCIe 3.0 x4) for a 2280 NVMe SSDs, or other PCIe 2280 modules (e.g. AI accelerators)
- Debugging – UART on 40-pin header
- Misc
- Power and MaskROM buttons
- Power LED
- 2-pin 5V fan connector
- 2-pin connector for RTC backup battery
- Power Supply
- 5V/5A via USB Type-C port
- RK806-1 PMU
- Dimensions – 89 x 57 mm
- Weight – 62 grams
Orange Pi provides support for Orange Pi OS (Android, Arch, or OpenHarmony), Ubuntu 20.04/22.04, Debian 11/12, OpenWrt (I’m not sure why), and Android 13. You’ll find all those images and source code on the Download page.
Official pricing for the board is:
- $75 with 4GB RAM
- $95 with 8GB RAM
- $125 with 16GB RAM
You can get those prices on AliExpress where you’ll also find accessories, or pay a little more on Amazon. Versions with soldered-on eMMC flash are not available yet but might be made upon request (possibly with MOQ). Additional information may be found on the product page.

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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