MOREFINE M700S Mini PC
Ever the fan of an underdog, I recently acquired a new mini-PC with a
Loongson 3A6000 CPU. This CPU uses the LoongArch64 instruction set
architecture (ISA). loongarch64 is a 64-bit RISC ISA inspired by MIPS and
RISC-V introduced by Loongson Technology in 2021.
From Wikipedia:
A Loongson developer described it as “…a new RISC ISA, which is a bit like
MIPS or RISC-V. LoongArch includes a reduced 32-bit version (LA32R), a
standard 32-bit version (LA32S) and a 64-bit version (LA64)”.31
The stated rationale was to make Loongson and China not dependent on foreign
technology or authorisation to develop their processor capability, whilst not
infringing on any technology patents.32
