D&MP Vortex86EX3 is a Twin Core x86 SoC for industrial applications with a master CPU and a Slave CPU, each capable of running an operating system independently, be it Windows 10 IoT, Linux, legacy OS like WinCE or DOS, or an RTOS like QNX.
Like its predecessors, such as the DM&P Vortex86EX2 or Vortex86DX3, the Vortex86EX3 – also written Vortex86 EX3 – supports older PCI and ISA interfaces, as well as more recent interfaces such as PCIe, and the usual serial, CAN Bus, and GPIO found in this type of processor. The Vortex86EX3 is the most powerful x86 SoC from the company so far, with two cores clocked at up to 1.2 GHz to 1.6 GHz.
The comparison table below lists the specifications and main features of the Vortex86DX3 (2015), Vortex86EX2 (2019), and the new Vortex86EX3.
| Feature | Vortex86DX3 | Vortex86EX2 | Vortex86EX3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU frequency | 1.0GHz | 600MHz | 1.2GHz |
| Core | One | Two | Two |
| DRAM Bus | 32-bit DDR3 | 16-bit DDR3 | 32-bit LPDDR4 |
| DRAM ECC | No | Yes | Yes |
| GPU | 2D Engine VGA/LCD | N/A | N/A |
| LCD-Controller | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| HD-Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WatchDog | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PCIe Bus | PCIe Gen1 x2 | PCIe Gen1 x2 | PCIe Gen2 x2 |
| ISA Bus | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SPI Bus | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| USB | 4x Host | 2x Host | 4x Host, 1x Device |
| Serial ports | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| GPIO pins | Up to 88 | Up to 128 | Up to 160 |
| Ethernet | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Storage | SATA + IDE/SD | 3x SD/eMMC | 2x SD/eMMC |
| Parallel port | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CAN Bus | N/A | 2 | 3 |
| I2C | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| ADC | 11-bit 8 channels | 12-bit 16 channels | 12-bit 16 channels |
| Package size | 51 x 31 mm | 19 x 19 mm | 17 x 17 mm |
| Package type | 720 pins Ball BGA | 441 pins Ball BGA | 627 pins Ball BGA |
| Temperature range | -40 ~ +85°C | -40 ~ +85°C | -40 ~ +85°C |
The Vortex86EX3 is not listed on the Vortex86.com website yet, and instead, I found it through an email from ICOP Technology with limited details after the solution was showcased at Computex 2025. After a little more research, I found a LinkedIn post from Embedded World 2025 and some extra details on a German distributor website.
The image below shows a diagram where each CPU has its own BIOS, operates independently, but both share the LPPDR4 memory and all I/Os.
Supported operating systems are Windows 10, WinCE 5, 6, 7, Linux 2.x to 6.6, QNX 7.0, RTOS-32, and DOS. The Yocto Project build system is also listed. ICOP Technology and DM&P showcased a Vortex86 EX3 board running Linux (Debian) and Windows Embedded Compact 7 at the same time.
I could not find information about the board, it’s probably a development/reference board for the new x86 SoC. That’s all I could find, and there’s no product page for the Vortex86EX3 at this time.
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