ARM SoM Comparison
| SoC Family | NXP i.MX95 | NXP i.MX93 | NXP i.MX8M Plus | NXP i.MX8M Plus | NXP i.MX8M Mini |
| CPU Cores | 6x Cortex-A55 | 2x Cortex-A55 | 4x Cortex-A53 | 4x Cortex-A53 | 4x Cortex-A53 |
| CPU Frequency | 2.0GHz | 1.7GHz | 1.8GHz | 1.8GHz | 1.8GHz |
| Integer Performance (DMIPS) | 31,800 | 9,010 | 16,560 | 16,560 | 16,560 |
| Real-Time Co-processor | Cortex-M7 | Cortex-M33 | Cortex-M7 | Cortex-M7 | Cortex-M4 |
| GPU | ARM Mali | - | GC7000UL GPU | GC7000UL GPU | GC NanoUltra GPU |
| Video Decode | 4Kp30 H.265, H.264 | - | 1080p H.265, H.264, VP9, VP8 | 1080p H.265, H.264, VP9, VP8 | 1080p H.265, H.264, VP8, VP9 |
| Video Encode | 4Kp30 H.265, H.264 | - | 1080p H.265, H.264 | 1080p H.265, H.264 | 1080p H.264, VP8 |
| DSP | - | - | Tensilica HiFi 4 | Tensilica HiFi 4 | - |
| RAM | 2GB – 16GB LPDDR5 | 512MB – 2GB LPDDR4 | 1GB – 8GB LPDDR4 | 1GB – 8GB LPDDR4 | 1GB – 4GB LPDDR4 |
| eMMC Storage | 16GB - 128GB | 8GB - 64GB | 16GB - 64GB | 16GB - 128GB | 4GB - 64GB |
| Display Interface | 2x LVDS, MIPI-DSI | LVDS, MIPI-DSI | HDMI, LVDS, MIPI-DSI | HDMI, LVDS, MIPI-DSI | MIPI-DSI |
| Display Resolution | Up to 4096 x 2160 | Up to 1920x1080 | Up to 1920x1080 | Up to 1920x1080 | Up to 1920x1080 |
| Camera | 2x MIPI-CSI | MIPI-CSI | 2x MIPI-CSI | 2x MIPI-CSI | MIPI-CSI |
| Ethernet | 1x GbE + 1x RGMII + 10 GbE | 1x Gbit + 1x RGMII | 1x Gbit + 1x RGMII | 2x Gbit / RGMII | 1x Gbit / RGMII |
| WiFi | 802.11ax | 802.11ac | - | 802.11ac | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | V5.3 | V5.3 | - | V5.3 | V4.2 |
| USB 3.0 | 1x dual-role | - | 2x dual-role | 2x dual-role | - |
| USB 2.0 | 1 | 2x dual-role | - | - | 2x dual-role |
| PCIe | 2x PCIe (x1) | - | 1x PCIe (x1) | 1x PCIe (x1) | 1x PCIe (x1) |
| UART | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| CAN bus | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| SPI | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| I2C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| GPIO | Up to 75 | Up to 79 | Up to 75 | Up to 90 | Up to 85 |
| Touch-screen interface | + | + | + | + | + |
| RTC | + | + | + | + | + |
| Supply Voltage | 3.45V to 4.4V | 3.45V – 5.5V | 3.45V – 4.4V | 3.45V – 4.4V | 3.45V – 4.4V |
| Digital I/O Voltage | 3.3V | 3.3V / 1.8V | 3.3V | 3.3V | 3.3V |
| Active Power Consumption (Watt) | 0.7 - 5 | 0.5 - 3 | 0.7 - 5 | 0.8 - 5.5 | 0.5 - 3 |
| Dimensions (mm) | 28 x 40 x 5 | 28 x 38 x 4 | 28 x 38 x 5 | 36 x 68 x 5 | 28 x 38 x 5 |
| Connectors | 2x 100-pin mezzanine | 2x 100-pin mezzanine | 2x 100-pin mezzanine | 204-pin SO-DIMM | 2x 100-pin mezzanine |
| Linux Kernel | 6.1.1 | 6.1.1 | 6.1.55 | 6.1.55 | 5.10.35 |
| Yocto | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
