Not a Waste of Sand: Helios 7 370K+ Processing Core Review & Benchmarks

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:01:30 +0000

Not a Waste of Sand: Helios 7 370K+ Processing Core Review & Benchmarks

Let’s start with the good news, because there’s more of it than I expected.

OmniChip’s Helios 7 370K+ is, by almost every measurement I ran across three weeks of testing, the best thing OmniChip has shipped since the Photon architecture era. Strong single-thread performance. Thermal behavior that doesn’t require you to route liquid coolant through your station wall. Power draw that won’t flag your quarters for a consumption audit. And a price point that — for the first time in what feels like a decade of watching OmniChip struggle — actually makes sense relative to what you’re getting.

OmniChip on Cassette Future Magazine

Not a Waste of Sand: Helios 7 370K+ Processing Core Review & Benchmarks

Not a Waste of Sand: Helios 7 370K+ Processing Core Review & Benchmarks