Raspberry Pi 5 vs Raspberry Pi Zero W

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
RAM8GB512MB
SoC
VideoCore VII
VideoCore IV
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
1 cores
1× ARM1176JZF-S @ 1.0GHz

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Detailed Reviews

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Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
902
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
2,188
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
3,334 MIPS
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
465 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
12,000 MIPS
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
36.6 GFLOPS
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
3.16 GFLOPS/W
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
1,654
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
105
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
4,920
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
2,394
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
3.86 kH/s
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
0.47 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
15.43 kH/s
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
1,374
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
12.02 tok/s
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
1.24 tok/W
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
0.13 tok/$
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - microSD

Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
22 MB/s
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
7 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
15.1 MB/s
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
5.8 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Higher Speeds are Better • Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB M.2 NVMe)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
866.5 MB/s
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
590.6 MB/s
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
937 Mbps
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
941 Mbps
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data
WiFi Up
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
40 Mbps
WiFi Down
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
42 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
6.5W
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
1.1W
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
10.8W
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
11.6W
Raspberry Pi Zero W (512MB)
No Data

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