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Board Price Performances Systems availables (that are not common to all boards) Specificities
Raspberry Pi 0/1/2 < 50€ 2/10 good gpio support
Raspberry Pi 3 < 50€ 3/10 dreamcast, psp good gpio support
Raspberry Pi 4 < 50€ 4/10 dreamcast, psp, saturn good gpio support
Odroid C4 < 100€ 4/10 dreamcast, psp, saturn
Odroid N2 < 100€ 5/10 dreamcast, psp, saturn, gamecube (low performances)
Odroid N2+ < 150€ 6/10 dreamcast, psp, saturn, gamecube (ok performances)
Khadas VIM3 < 150€ 6/10 dreamcast, psp, saturn, gamecube (ok performances)
Odroid Go Advance < 100€ 4/10 dreamcast, psp handheld, multiples clones available
PC x86_64 from 30 to 1000€ from 5 to 10 dreamcast, psp, saturn, gamecube, wii, ps2, wii U, ps3 (depending on CPU/GPU) file browser through F1

Performances examples

Board System Game FPS Comment
c4 saturn (lr-yabasanshiro) bomberman in game : 55 fps 1360×768
rpi4 saturn (lr-yabasanshiro) bomberman in game : 60 fps no overclocking 1360×768
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c4 dreamcast (lr-flycast) unreal tournament in game : 35-40 fps 1360×768
rpi4 dreamcast (lr-flycast) unreal tournament in game : 40-45 fps no overclocking 1360×768
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c4 psp (ppsspp) pes 2014 in game : 30/30 in x1 1360×768
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c4 psp (ppsspp) pes 2014 in game : 30/30 in x2 1360×768
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c4 n64 (glide64mk2) 007 in game : 95-100% 1360×768
rpi4 n64 (glide64mk2) 007 in game : 95-100% no overclocking 1360×768
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