# ESP32-P4

15 Hacker News commenters recommended ESP32-P4 and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Powerful dual-core RISC-V chip, but it lacks built-in wireless and has supply and documentation issues.

## Why people recommend it

- Powerful dual-core RISC-V with acceleration (5 comments): "If you're excited about the (relatively) speedy RISC-V cores and SIMD, look at the P4 which is available now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48386672)) "running dual cores and with all sorts of computational acceleration built in" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50251466)) "the P4s look like an absolute beast" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925350))

## What people warn about

- Early chip revisions with issues (2 comments): "they use the 1.0 version of the P4 which also has its issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50317965)) "It is now more than 2 years and 3rd chip revision" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47625056))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ESP32](https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32.md): 190 recommend
- [Arduino boards](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arduino.md): 81 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-pico.md): 72 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi RP2040](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rp2040.md): 29 recommend
- [ESP32-S3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32-s3.md): 26 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Espressif+ESP32-P4+development+board&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32-p4)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ESP32-P4", https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32-p4/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).