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Lower power draw is about it. But there are now x86 SBCs that can also run on as little as 6W so there's no reason to compromise and use ARM's non-standard fragmented BS.
Which x86 SBC is that? I'm interested!
The LattePanda Mu is configurable and can operate on as little as 6W up to 35W depending on your use case. The much more affordable Radxa X4 can operate on as little as 18W up to 25W if you need to power peripherals via USB.
Both use an Intel Processor N100 SoC which is surprisingly powerful and efficient given that the Processor N series is the new branding for what used to be called Celeron.
The prices are also competitive. The X4 for example sells for exactly the same price as the Raspberry Pi 5 with the same amount of memory at every memory capacity tier while having a CPU that's twice as powerful and compatible with way more software and OSes and a GPU that is absurdly more powerful and fully publicly documented such that there are open source drivers for every OS under the sun.
As an OS developer both professionally and outside of work I have to say I really despise non-x86 platforms and ARM in particular for how fragmented they are and their vendors' utter disregard for any form of standardization at the platform, firmware, or peripheral levels. That's why I'm really thankful that devices like these exist and are affordable.
I have an N100 mini PC running all of my self hosted stuff and it is amazing.
I've been using a cheap N200 laptop as a testbed for novel OS kernel development and it's absolutely perfect.