How The Ubuntu Linux Performance Has Evolved For SiFive RISC-V Over The Last Four Years
Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 3 March 2025 at 01:18 PM EST. Page 5 of 6. 9 Comments.
While the HiFive Unleashed is nearly a quarter faster with the newest Ubuntu Linux LTS release than where it started out when the RISC-V developer board was first shipping, software optimizations alone aren't enough. The HiFive Unmatched with its aging RISC-V SoC still significantly trails ARM performance as measured with the Raspberry Pi 400 and Raspberry Pi 500 ARM keyboard computers... It will be interesting to see where the HiFive Premier P550 fits into the picture in the days ahead.
Even on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, the HiFive Unmatched aging RISC-V board is much slower than the ARM Cortex performance found with recent Raspberry Pi single board computers.