Amlogic S928X multi-core Cortex-A76/A55 8K media processor, which may have been initially known as S908X, is being showcased at ICB2022 in Amsterdam in the “SEI 8K Box” developed by SEI Robotics.
Amlogic S908X/S928X was first discovered in a roadmap in 2019 and was expected to launch by the end of 2020 at the time. But after a long wait of nearly three years, the Amlogic S928X processor is finally showing in SEI 8K box with an HDMI 2.1a 8K video interface, supports for HDR and advanced audio codecs like Dolby Atmos and DTS, and support for Smart Home functions through an IoT module with WiFi 6E, Zigbee and more.
SEI 8K box preliminary specifications:
- SoC – Amlogic S928X multi-core Cortex-A76/A55 processor, next-gen GPU (likely Mali-G610?); 12nm process
- System Memory – 64-bit DDR
- Storage – eMMC flash
- Video Output
- HDMI 2.1a up to 8Kp60 (7680 x 4320 resolution) with HDR10+/HLS, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid
- AV port for composite video (based on the photo…)
- Video codecs – 8Kp60 AV1/AVS3/VP9/H.265/AVS2 decoder
- Audio
- Stereo analog audio via AV port
- S/PDIF audio output
- Dolby Audio, Dolby Atoms, and DTS
- Connectivity
- USB – 2x USB ports, 1x USB Type-C port
The Homatics-branded TV box can also be used as a Smart Home gateway through Google Assistant and the Homatics app. Despite the box being jointly announced by Amlogic and SEI Robotics, we have limited information about the Amlogic S928X from the IBC 2022 press release and the 2019 roadmap, since Amlogic did not feel the need to provide more details about the processor at this time. We don’t even know which operating system is running on the device, although I’d expect it to be Android 12.
The companies did not provide any available information for the box or processor.
Via AndroidTVbox.eu
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“..and for the prices, it will be $199 for 4GB/32GB and $249 for 8GB/64GB.”
my guess.
> We don’t even know which operating system is running on the device, although I’d expect it to be Android 12.
Android 12 would require a new Amlogic BSP kernel fork forward ported to 5.10, right?
I’m not sure actually, but looking at https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/kernel/android-common, it should be 5.10, but it looks like Linux 5.4 is possible as well.
Ok, so Amlogic’s 5.4.125 possible as well. Won’t change much wrt hopes for mainline kernel support anyway…
@CNX yet another brand S928X https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=38692
Yes, I’ve seen ZTE and Skyworth, besides SEI Robotics, but just like the latter they don’t provide a lot of details.
It is good to see the SOC finally begin to see the light of day.
Naturally, comparisons with the Rockchip RK3588, it’s likely natural competitor, will be good to see when we see a little more information.
RK3588 claims 100K DMIPS from CPU, and S928X claims 36K+, according to this detail, I guess S928X has dual A76 @ 1.8GHz compared to RK3588 with quad a76 @ 2.4GHz
> RK3588 claims 100K DMIPS from CPU, and S928X claims 36K+, according to this detail
Detail? RFLMAO! Where’s the source for this funny RK3588 BS number?
You know that Dhrystone is a 100% irrelevant single-threaded benchmark from almost 40 years ago (multiplying single-threaded scores with count of CPU cores to generate ‘multi’ cores is even more stupid than still using this benchmark).
DMIPS are for marketing departments only.
Don’t need 8K, need 4K@60 10 bit HDR. It would be enough!!! Just stop!!!
If it can do 8K@30 10-bit, it can probably do 4K@60 10-bit.
Amlogic contacted me and it can actually do 8Kp60 for VP9/H.265/AVS2 too.
Hiya, I don’t expect you to read this, or even do anything with it, but I thought I’d just offer this: It would be amazing if you could add (and use) a “Dolby Vision” tag for articles like this, oh, and to offer the option to sort the searches. 🙂
I do have a Dolby Vision tag, but I forgot to use it in this article.
https://www.cnx-software.com/news/dolby-vision/
I’m not sure it’s super useful because companies will sometimes/often copy/paste the processor specs without checking the details, and Dolby Vision may show up, but not be implemented into the product.
Aha!
Thanks, mate!
if it has dolby vision,everything will be fine
Agreed!
GPU is mali G57 MC2
Max memory 8GB LPDDR4/4X
1 X A76 4 X A55
DDR4266
1 X PCIe.2
Source public information.
I know it’s more expensive, but it’s not as ripe for the potential for Zigbee to just YOINK and start charging for stuff, I’d have loved it to have Z-Wave either instead of or as well as the Zigbee module. Open source FTW.