The Banana Pi BPI-F5 is a brand new SBC (single-board computer) that packs an octa-core ARM SoC, a decent NPU, 40-pin GPIO header and plenty of connectivity in a credit-card sized board. A pretty decent Raspberry Pi alternative, the SBC is intended for industrial and hobbyist use.
All interesting points.
I suppose the use-case for stuff like this is always-on devices that have requirements for intermittent (and short) periods of max performance.