Yeah, I'm not sure how comparable it really is... I mean, with modest cooling, an RPi 4 can OC to ~2.1ghz without issue. I wouldn't mind if these were slightly larger if the I/O could be mostly on one side. Add 1-2x sata and/or m.2 slots and a second nic and the possibilities really open up. Though USB3 isn't too bad depending on your needs.

Also, kind of hoping that a few more polished options for 4-8 board cluster cases start popping up... The ability to do clustering solutions on real hardware for low-cost testing is really interesting as well.

All of that said, I agree, other than GPU support, I'm not sure that this actually performs any better than an RPi 4, and with the pi having 8gb option in play, this is potentially a much worse option.

1-2 more generations of these super small form computers, and it'll get even more compelling for general use for most people.