Sipeed claims MaixStation beats Nvidia DGX Spark on Qwen workloads

China's Sipeed says its MaixStation mini PC, built on Axera's AX8860P with 16 Cortex-A55 cores and 256 TOPS at 40W, outperforms Nvidia's DGX Spark in some Qwen inference tests. The 128GB model is promised under $4,000 versus $6,949.99 for DGX Spark, though independent benchmarks are still missing.

• AX8860P: 16 Cortex-A55 cores, 256 TOPS, 6nm, 40W, 256-bit LPDDR5X
• 128GB MaixStation promised under $4,000; 32GB under $2,000
• DGX Spark advertises 1,000 FP4 TOPS; Sipeed compares real inference
• Kickstarter planned in a few months; $30 reservation gives $100 off