LattePanda Launches the Sigma SBC Server

[TheLostSwede]

LattePanda launched the powerful and hackable single board server, the LattePanda Sigma. With its super computing power, this device opens up endless possibilities for tech enthusiasts, developers, small businesses & enterprises. With its innovative design and unique features, the LattePanda Sigma is poised to redefine the world of single board servers and drive innovation to new heights.

The LattePanda Sigma is powered by the 13th-generation Intel Core i5-1340P Rapter Lake (12-Core, 16-Thread) processor and features Intel Iris Xe Graphics, providing optimal graphics performance. Its optimized power consumption minimizes power usage by almost 50%, making it an eco-friendly choice. With 16 GB of high-speed Dual-Channel LPDDR5-6400 MHz RAM, the LattePanda Sigma can handle even the most demanding tasks with ease, making it perfect for graphic design, gaming, and video editing.




Key Features
Ultimate Performance: The LattePanda Sigma features an Intel Core i5-1340p processor with an 12 cores and 16 threads. With a maximum turbo frequency of 4.60 GHz for a performance-core and 3.4 GHz for an efficient-core, this advanced processor delivers exceptional performance and productivity for demanding tasks and multitasking.

Lightning-fast Memory: The dual-channel LPDDR5-6400 RAM with a capacity of 16 GB ensures smooth and fast performance.

High-level Graphics Capability: The LattePanda Sigma adopts the advanced Intel Iris Xe Graphics technology which provides users with multiple display outputs, allowing for enhanced multitasking capabilities and flexible display configurations. With support for high resolutions and refresh rates, the LattePanda Sigma delivers a highly immersive and smooth visual experience.

Quad 4K Displays: Offering a superior viewing experience for work and play, allowing multiple applications to be displayed on the screen simultaneously. The high resolution of Quad 4K Displays provides highly immersive and realistic visual effects for gaming and entertainment, creating an exceptional viewing experience.

Effective Cooling: The LattePanda Sigma's heating pipe design facilitates faster heat conduction and efficient heat dissipation, maintaining high performance and stable operation.

User-friendly Interface Layout: The LattePanda Sigma boasts a user-friendly and reasonable interface design that enables plug-and-play with ease.

Rich Interfaces: Unlocking limitless possibilities with rich interfaces, offering seamless connectivity and enhanced user experience. Dual Thunderbolt 4 ports provide lightning-fast data transfer speeds and versatile connectivity. Dual 2.5Gb Ethernet Ports allow for higher throughput and lower latency between devices, achieving better overall network performance. Four M.2 Keys (among which one M.2 M key is with PCIe 4.0x4) can connect NVMe SSD, SATA SSD, 4G/5G Module.

Diverse OS Support: Supports Windows and Linux.

"We are thrilled to launch such a fantastic single board server, the LattePanda Sigma. Our team has worked tirelessly over the past months to perfect every detail of this innovative product, leaving no stone unturned in our quest for excellence. Despite the challenges and setbacks we faced along the way, our team has truly excelled in creating a powerful, energy-efficient, and compact computing solution that caters to the growing market demand. With a target audience spanning developers, IoT enthusiasts, individual users, small businesses and enterprises, our versatile and mighty power server is the perfect solution for a range of applications, including game & media servers, edge computing, home automation, AI inference and etc," said Youyou Yu, Product Manager of LattePanda Sigma.

The LattePanda Sigma comes in two models - one with 16 GB RAM for $579, and another with 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, and Wi-Fi 6E for $648. Both models provide powerful computing capabilities and are designed to meet the needs of users who require high-performance computing for their work and projects.

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[randomUser]

Is it impossible to create x86 SBC with 1xM.2 and 2+ xSATA support with TDP <10W?

My current setup consists of ITX board with a desktop cpu (10th gen intel) with disabled HT and cores down to 2, M.2 for OS (win server) and virtual machines, 3x SATA SSD for storage, consuming 13W at idle (max is around 35W as far as i remember) and perfectly running nextcloud, torrents, DLNA, Samba, HomeAssistant

The current problem is mainly the size of PC as ITX cases and motherboards are still quite large. It could be as big as an average NUC but a bit taller (+15mm) to fit 2 more SATA drives.
Second problem is the power consumption. If they made a motherboard designed for laptops using a laptop cpu and put that into NUC with 3 SSDs, idle consumption would drop to about 6-8W.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Is it impossible to create x86 SBC with 1xM.2 and 2+ xSATA support with TDP <10W?

My current setup consists of ITX board with a desktop cpu (10th gen intel) with disabled HT and cores down to 2, M.2 for OS (win server) and virtual machines, 3x SATA SSD for storage, consuming 13W at idle (max is around 35W as far as i remember) and perfectly running nextcloud, torrents, DLNA, Samba, HomeAssistant

The current problem is mainly the size of PC as ITX cases and motherboards are still quite large. It could be as big as an average NUC but a bit taller (+15mm) to fit 2 more SATA drives.
Second problem is the power consumption. If they made a motherboard designed for laptops using a laptop cpu and put that into NUC with 3 SSDs, idle consumption would drop to about 6-8W.

Not at all, it's just that they're not sold to consumers.
That said, it seems like multiple SATA ports aren't common on most SBCs these days, unless you get a full-fat CPU.

 

[Rexter]

This just just puts into contrast the crap Synology has been churning out lately for consumers-small business'. Re-releasing year old hardware with lower specs than the previous, when it could actually have the same CPU and NIC as this board. Yeah ok I know not super relevant, just annoyed as a "former" Synology fan...

 

[TheLostSwede]

This just just puts into contrast the crap Synology has been churning out lately for consumers-small business'. Re-releasing year old hardware with lower specs than the previous, when it could actually have the same CPU and NIC as this board. Yeah ok I know not super relevant, just annoyed as a "former" Synology fan...

Not sure whatäs going on at Synology tbh, but they seem to have gotten stuck in the past when it comes to hardware.
I guess we'll see if they have something new at Computex.
This specific setup wouldn't be all that great for a NAS though and I guess at $579, a NAS based on this would be $1,000+.

 

[Rexter]

Not sure whatäs going on at Synology tbh, but they seem to have gotten stuck in the past when it comes to hardware.
I guess we'll see if they have something new at Computex.
This specific setup wouldn't be all that great for a NAS though and I guess at $579, a NAS based on this would be $1,000+.

Yeah it's a mystery what the heck is going on, extreme slow rollout of software (even going so far as to gimp and remove features in updates) and re-releasing hardware with outdated or even inferior hardware compared to what its replacing. Its so strange.
But about the price tag in the lattepanda board, its not because I was insinuating that Synology should place a $579 board in a NAS; but what I really meant was just look at what this board is packing: Dual 2.5gb NICS, and a 16 thread low power CPU all in a very small form factor. What the heck is keeping Synology from cramming stuff like this into their NAS?

 

[TheLostSwede]

Yeah it's a mystery what the heck is going on, extreme slow rollout of software (even going so far as to gimp and remove features in updates) and re-releasing hardware with outdated or even inferior hardware compared to what its replacing. Its so strange.
But about the price tag in the lattepanda board, its not because I was insinuating that Synology should place a $579 board in a NAS; but what I really meant was just look at what this board is packing: Dual 2.5gb NICS, and a 16 thread low power CPU all in a very small form factor. What the heck is keeping Synology from cramming stuff like this into their NAS?

I don't actually know anyone that works there any more, but I'll see if I can't find someone to talk to at Computex.

Sure, I'm just saying that it would make for more expensive products, but then again, QNAP and Asustor seems to be capable of putting in higher-end hardware, especially on the networking side, so why can't Synology?

 

[Vivian Feng]

Dear Editor,
Thanks for your great work on the Sigma Article.
I am a member of LattePanda Team.
If you want to know more about Sigma,please feel free to contact me.
Looking forward to your reply.

 

[Solaris17]

I wish these had like IPMI I would pick this up in a heartbeat as a little mini server for home, if I could connect to it out of band to break things.