Unless you need the features on the Pi's 40-pin GPIO connector or very low power consumption a mini PC is a much better bet for general compute.
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There are at least two SBCs that have N100s and an RP2350 or 2040 onboard that can do you gpio, and at least one that has native GPIO. I have a Radxa X4 and it runs Arch great (only downside is the crappy stock cooler, no cases, and the unfortunate Pi B form factor).