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Raspberry Pi 5 vs Orange Pi 5 Pro

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Raspberry Pi 5vsOrange Pi 5 Pro

Fastest

Orange Pi 5 Pro

3,018 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Orange Pi 5 Pro

25.1 GB6 pts/$ at $120

Most efficient

Raspberry Pi 5

6.5W under load

Comparison Summary

The Raspberry Pi 5 and the Orange Pi 5 Pro go head to head below, with every figure taken from our own hands-on testing. In raw CPU performance the Orange Pi 5 Pro leads, its 3,018 Geekbench 6 multi-core score coming in 38% ahead of the Raspberry Pi 5 at 2,188. Factor in price and the Orange Pi 5 Pro makes the strongest case, working out to 25.1 Geekbench 6 points per dollar at $120.00 RRP. If power budget matters, the Raspberry Pi 5 draws the least at 6.5W under load.

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Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
RAM8GB16GB
SoC
VideoCore VII
Mali-G610 MP4
Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
8 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
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Detailed Reviews

Read our comprehensive reviews from bret.dk featuring data and benchmarks from sbc.compare:

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Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)902
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)803-11%
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,188-28%
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)3,018

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3,334 MIPS
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)2,559 MIPS-23%
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)12,000 MIPS-24%
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)15,828 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)36.6 GFLOPS-24%
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)48.27 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3.16 GFLOPS/W
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)2.76 GFLOPS/W-13%

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1,654
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)1,061-36%
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)4,920-7%
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)5,301

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,394-24%
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)3,150

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3.86 kH/s
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)3.63 kH/s-6%
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.43 kH/s-28%
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)21.41 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1,374
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)1,079-21%

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering performance using OpenGL and Vulkan

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1080p: 6574K: 150

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

vkmark (Vulkan)

Higher Scores are Better

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1080p: 4064K: 93

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

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
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)9.1 tok/s-24%
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1.24 tok/W
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)0.78 tok/W-37%
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)0.13 tok/$
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)0.08 tok/$-38%

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
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)7.2 MB/s3.1× slower
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.1 MB/s
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)7.7 MB/s-49%

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
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)391.7 MB/s2.2× slower
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)590.6 MB/s
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)390.3 MB/s-34%

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Orange Pi 32GB (32GB eMMC)

Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)4K Random Read: 33 MB/s4K Random Write: 50 MB/s

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)937 Mbps-1%
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)943 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)941 Mbps
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)6.5W
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)8.1W+25%
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)10.8W
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)13.2W+22%
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)11.6W
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)17.5W+51%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 5 Pro or the Raspberry Pi 5?

The Orange Pi 5 Pro is faster in our testing, scoring 3,018 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 2,188 for the Raspberry Pi 5, a 38% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Orange Pi 5 Pro offers the best performance per dollar: 25.1 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $120.00.

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