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Yogthos
Yogthos
@yogthos@social.marxist.network  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

The Loongson 3A6000 mini-PC offers a glimpse into modern computing on a new, Linux-first RISC architecture. While not particularly fast or power-efficient, it provides usable performance for daily tasks.

Its LoongArch64 ISA, inspired by MIPS and RISC-V, represents an effort toward technological independence.For enthusiasts and developers, it’s an affordable and interesting platform to explore beyond x86_64 and ARM.

https://www.wezm.net/v2/posts/2026/loongarch-mini-pc-m700s

#linux #technology #riscv

Exploring Linux on a LoongArch Mini PC

MOREFINE M700S Mini PC Ever the fan of an underdog, I recently acquired a new mini-PC with a Loongson 3A6000 CPU. This CPU uses the LoongArch64 instruction set architecture (ISA). loongarch64 is a 64-bit RISC ISA inspired by MIPS and RISC-V introduced by Loongson Technology in 2021. From Wikipedia: A Loongson developer described it as “…a new RISC ISA, which is a bit like MIPS or RISC-V. LoongArch includes a reduced 32-bit version (LA32R), a standard 32-bit version (LA32S) and a 64-bit version (LA64)”.31 The stated rationale was to make Loongson and China not dependent on foreign technology or authorisation to develop their processor capability, whilst not infringing on any technology patents.32
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