How does the Xfd-113-69d V1.2 stack up?
| Module | CPU Power | Temp Range | Price (Est.) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Xfd-113-69d V1.2 | 1.8 GHz dual | -40°C to +85°C | $189 (QTY 100) | | Raspberry Pi CM4 | 1.5 GHz quad | 0°C to +70°C | $75 | | Toradex Verdin iMX8M Plus | 1.8 GHz quad | -40°C to +85°C | $229 | Xfd-113-69d V1.2
While the Raspberry Pi CM4 offers more cores, the Xfd-113-69d V1.2 wins on environmental resilience and deterministic real-time behavior at a mid-range price point. How does the Xfd-113-69d V1
V1.1 only supported PCIe 4.0 16 lanes. V1.2 upgrades to PCIe 5.0 8 lanes, which offers the same aggregate bandwidth (128 GB/s) but with fewer pins. The real story, however, is the inclusion of L0p substates—a power-saving mode for partial lane shutdowns. For a storage server using four NVMe drives, this yields a 40% reduction in controller power without latency penalties. Color Distortion:
The Xfd-113-69d V1.2 is manufactured on a 6nm FinFET process (TSMC N6), with a die size of 112mm². Let's break down the floorplan:
One often-overlooked feature is the global clock distribution mesh. V1.2 reduces clock skew between farthest corners of the die to under 1.5 picoseconds, enabling deterministic latency for time-sensitive networking (TSN) applications. This is why the Xfd-113-69d appears in synchronised phased-array radar prototypes.
To understand the impact of V1.2, we compared it to the previous V1.1 stepping on three standard embedded workloads.