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SpacemiT K3 Pico-ITX Review: 60-TOPS RISC-V Powerhouse for LLMs?

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By androidpimp on June 2, 2026 Embedded Computers
SpacemiT K3 Pico ITX
SpacemiT K3 Pico ITX
Table of contents
  1. Part I: An Introduction to the SpacemiT K3 RISC-V Series Boards
  2. Why โ€œcapable of running 30B parameter LLMsโ€ is a big deal?
  3. 1๏ธโƒฃSpacemiTย K3ย high-performanceย RISC-Vย processorย 
    1. The K3 is a cutting-edge, high-performance RISC-V CPU built for advanced AI applications.
    2. Target market
    3. Main Highlights
  4. Completely compliant with the RVA23 profile.
    1. What is RVA23 and why is it important?
    2. Whatโ€™s inside RVA23?
  5. Why developers care?
    1. In one sentence
  6. Hereโ€™s a closer look at the full range of capabilities offered by the SpacemiT K3:
  7. 2๏ธโƒฃK3 Pico-ITX single board computer (Also known as Milk-V Jupiter 2)
  8. Specifications
  9. 3๏ธโƒฃSpacemiT K3-CoM260 Developer Kit
    1. A Full-Stack RISC-V Robotics Development Kit
  10. Key Features
  11. Extensive software compatibility
    1. OS compatibility now includes Ubuntu 26.04 with support for RISC-V architecture.
    2. Official mainline Ubuntu support.
  12. Extra support through official partner channels
    1. What about official OpenWrt mainline support?
  13. Supporting the Spine Triton kernel development system
    1. Why does SpacemiT care about Triton?
  14. Hardware designed to work with AI agents
  15. Platforms that are already compatible with the K3 architecture.
  16. RISC V AI Accelerationย in 2026: How SpacemiT K3 Challenges Jetson at the Edge
    1. SpacemiT K3 vs NVIDIA Jetson Series โ€“ Performance Comparison
  17. Part II: SpacemiT K3 Pico-ITX Review
    1. The Package
  18. Package Contents (Unboxing)
  19. Design-wise
  20. Storage Space โ€“ What You Need to Know!
  21. How much internal storage comes with the 16GB RAM model?
    1. โญย 128โ€ฏGB total capacity!
    2. How much space do we have available, and how much is left to use?
  22. How to install an NVMe SSD
    1. Checking for drives and partitions
    2. Performance benchmarks
    3. What do p80, p90, p95, and p99 latency mean?
    4. Test Results In plain language:
  23. Checking temperatures
  24. Software Support
    1. How do I flash the firmware to set up a new operating system?
    2. Pre-installed software
  25. Available usable RAM
    1. Compatibility with Tailscale
      1. Step 1: Installing Tailscaleย for a riscv64 architecture environment
      2. Step 2: Enabling and starting the Tailscale service
      3. Step 3: Checking that itโ€™s running
      4. Step 4: Authenticating our device
  26. Better and more cost-effective?
    1. Chinese companies are great at keeping costs low, but is their hardware actually better than Nvidiaโ€™s?
  27. Architecture: Heterogeneous vs. Homogeneous Fusion
    1. Nvidia design philosophy
    2. SpacemiT K3ย design philosophy
    3. Conclusion: Better is Relative
      1. Is the hardware actually better?
  28. System performance benchmarks
    1. Key takeaways
    2. Key Takeaways
  29. Running the official llama.cpp benchmark tool (llama-bench)
    1. Running our test
    2. Our test script
    3. Why did we pick this model?
    4. LLaMA-3 8B Q4_K_M โ€” Spacemit K3 vs Mac mini (16โ€ฏGB RAM) + Estimated Prices (USD)
    5. Final Conclusions:
      1. What do the results mean?
    6. What kinds of AI language models can operate on this device?
      1. What does this mean from a userโ€™s standpoint?
    7. Unified LLM Compatibility Table (16GB RAM Pico ITX)
  30. Connectivity
    1. Wireless connectivity
    2. How is the performance?
    3. What about support for cellular modems?
  31. Setting up our 10Gb RJ45 SFP+ module
    1. iPerf3 network throughput Speed Test
    2. โญQuick Takeaways from our test results
      1. The bottom line
    3. We also took a look at the CPU usage of the K3 Pico-ITX.
      1. Key Observations from the Metrics:
    4. Improving performance by optimizing operating system governors
  32. Power requirements
  33. Usable Interfaces
  34. Final verdict
    1. Price wise
    2. Places to buy
    3. SPACEMIT K3 Pico-ITX RISC-V Development Board

System performance benchmarks

In this test, we installed the Geekbench 6.7.1 Preview, designed for RISC-V devices, to get a general estimate of the hardware performance running on Bianbu 4.0. You can check out our full detailed test report on the Geekbench website.

System Information & Test Results

SpecificationValue
Single-Core Score344
Multi-Core Score1,679
Device NameSpacemiT K3 Pico ITX
Operating SystemBianbu 4.0
Upload DateMay 23, 2026 10:39 AM
CPU NameSpacemit® X100
Topology1 Processor, 16 Cores
Base Frequency2.40 GHz
Instruction Setsrvv, zvkb, zvkg, zvkned, zvfh
RAM Size15.60 GB
Geekbench Version6.7.1 Preview
PlatformLinux RISC-V

Benchmark Breakdown

WorkloadScoreThroughput
File Compression30443.7 MB/sec
Navigation6924.17 routes/sec
HTML5 Browser3827.82 pages/sec
PDF Renderer59413.7 Mpixels/sec
Photo Library2643.59 images/sec
Clang5172.55 Klines/sec
Text Processing39331.4 pages/sec
Asset Compression2287.06 MB/sec
Object Detection1634.88 images/sec
Background Blur3101.28 images/sec
Horizon Detection61319.1 Mpixels/sec
Object Remover21216.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR35910.5 Mpixels/sec
Photo Filter4344.30 images/sec
Ray Tracer136131.8 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion41113.0 Kpixels/sec

Multi-Core Workloads

WorkloadScoreThroughput
File Compression931133.6 MB/sec
Navigation3,61121.8 routes/sec
HTML5 Browser2,17944.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer3,69885.3 Mpixels/sec
Photo Library1,62422.0 images/sec
Clang3,20815.8 Klines/sec
Text Processing47237.8 pages/sec
Asset Compression1,67451.9 MB/sec
Object Detection61518.4 images/sec
Background Blur1,4646.06 images/sec
Horizon Detection3,590111.7 Mpixels/sec
Object Remover92771.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR2,24265.8 Mpixels/sec
Photo Filter2,21221.9 images/sec
Ray Tracer1,0641.03 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2,73286.5 Kpixels/sec

K3 Pico ITX GeekBench Results

K3 Pico ITX GeekBench
K3 Pico ITX GeekBench

Key takeaways

  • Multi-core scaling shows ~4.9x improvement over single-core, indicating good parallel workload efficiency across the 16 cores.
  • Best performing single-core tasks: Navigation (692), Horizon Detection (613), PDF Renderer (594).
  • Best performing multi-core tasks: PDF Renderer (3,698), Navigation (3,611), Horizon Detection (3,590).

Comparing the K3 Pico-ITX performance with other RISC-V boards

K3 Pico ITX GeekBench Comparison
K3 Pico ITX GeekBench Comparison

Key Takeaways

Our results show that the K3 ITX-Pico, a top-tier device, has claimed the number one spot, matching the performance of the evaluation board built on the same SpacemiT K3 RISC V SoC, known as the SpacemiT K3 EVB.

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