ARM SoM Comparison

CL-SOM-iMX8Plus
UCM-iMX8M-Plus
UCM-iMX8M-Mini
SOM-iMX8
SOM-iMX7
CPU CORE
SoC VendorNXPNXPNXPNXPNXP
SoC Modeli.MX8M Plusi.MX8M Plusi.MX8M Minii.MX8Mi.MX7
CPU Cores4x Cortex-A534x Cortex-A534x Cortex-A534x Cortex-A532x Cortex-A7
CPU
Frequency
1.8GHz1.8GHz1.8GHz1.5GHz1GHz
Integer Performance
(DMIPS)
165601656016560138003800
Real-Time
Co-processor
Cortex-M7Cortex-M7Cortex-M4Cortex-M4Cortex-M4
GPUGC7000UL GPUGC7000UL GPUGC NanoUltra GPUVivante GC7000Lite GPU
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Video Decode1080p H.265, H.264, VP9, VP81080p H.265, H.264, VP9, VP81080p H.265, H.264, VP8, VP9 4K H.265, VP9, H.264
1080p MPEG-4, VC-1, VP8, H.263
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Video Encode1080p H.265, H.2641080p H.265, H.2641080p H.264, VP8--
DSPTensilica
HiFi 4
Tensilica
HiFi 4
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MEMORY AND STORAGE
RAM1GB – 8GB
LPDDR4
1GB – 8GB
LPDDR4
1GB – 4GB
LPDDR4
1GB – 4GB
LPDDR4
256MB – 2GB
DDR3
Storage16GB - 128GB eMMC16GB - 64GB eMMC4GB - 64GB eMMC4GB - 64GB eMMC128MB - 32GB
DISPLAY AND CAMERA
Display
Interface
HDMI, LVDS,
MIPI-DSI
HDMI, LVDS,
MIPI-DSI
MIPI-DSIHDMI, LVDS,
MIPI-DSI
LVDS, MIPI-DSI,
parallel RGB
Display
Resolution
Up to
1920x1080
Up to
1920x1080
Up to
1920x1080
Up to
4096 x 2160
Up to
1920x1080
Camera2x MIPI-CSI2x MIPI-CSIMIPI-CSIMIPI-CSI24-bit parallel,
MIPI-CSI
NETWORK
CL-SOM-iMX8Plus
UCM-iMX8M-Plus
UCM-iMX8M-Mini
SOM-iMX8
SOM-iMX7
Ethernet2x Gbit / RGMII1x Gbit + 1x RGMII1x Gbit / RGMII1x Gbit / RGMII2x Gbit / RGMII
WiFi802.11ac-802.11ac
802.11ac
802.11a/b/g/n
BluetoothV5.0-V4.2V4.2V4.1
I/O
USB 3.02x dual-role2x dual-role-2x dual-role-
USB 2.0--2x dual-role-1x OTG
+
4x Host
PCIe1x PCIe (x1)1x PCIe (x1)1x PCIe (x1)2x PCIe (x1)1x PCIe (x1)
UART444
4
7
CAN bus22-
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2
SPI32323
I2C65333
GPIOUp to 90Up to 75Up to 85
Up to 90
Up to 124
Audio Codec---
+
+
Touch-screen
interface
+++
+
+
RTC+++
+
+
CL-SOM-iMX8Plus
UCM-iMX8M-Plus
UCM-iMX8M-Mini
SOM-iMX8
SOM-iMX7
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Supply Voltage3.45V – 4.4V3.45V – 4.4V3.45V – 4.4V
3.35V – 4.2V
3.2V – 4.5V
Digital I/O Voltage3.3V3.3V3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
Active Power Consumption
(Watt)
0.8 - 5.50.7 - 50.5 - 3
2.5 - 6.5
0.5 - 3
Dimensions (mm)36 x 68 x 528 x 38 x 528 x 38 x 542 x 68 x 542 x 68 x 5
Connectors204-pin
SO-DIMM
2x 100-pin
mezzanine
2x 100-pin
mezzanine
204-pin
SO-DIMM
204-pin
SO-DIMM
O/S SUPPORT
Linux Kernel5.10.725.10.725.10.354.14.984.14.98
Yocto
Debian
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Android--Android 10.0Android 8.0-