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Raspberry Pi 5 vs Orange Pi 6 Plus

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Raspberry Pi 5vsOrange Pi 6 Plus

Fastest

Orange Pi 6 Plus

7,130 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Orange Pi 6 Plus

27.4 GB6 pts/$ at $260

Most efficient

Raspberry Pi 5

6.5W under load

Comparison Summary

The Raspberry Pi 5 and the Orange Pi 6 Plus go head to head below, with every figure taken from our own hands-on testing. In raw CPU performance the Orange Pi 6 Plus leads, its 7,130 Geekbench 6 multi-core score coming in 226% ahead of the Raspberry Pi 5 at 2,188. Factor in price and the Orange Pi 6 Plus makes the strongest case, working out to 27.4 Geekbench 6 points per dollar at $260.00 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
RAM8GB32GB
SoC
VideoCore VII
Immortalis-G720 MC10
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
12 cores
4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz
4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A520 @ 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 6 Plus (32GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)902-32%
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,328
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,1883.3× slower
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,130

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3,334 MIPS-12%
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3,804 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)12,000 MIPS2.8× slower
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)34,167 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)36.6 GFLOPS3.7× slower
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)136.76 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3.16 GFLOPS/W
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3.12 GFLOPS/W-1%

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1,654
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,390-16%
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)4,9202.1× slower
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)10,152

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,3943.0× slower
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,259

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3.86 kH/s-20%
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4.83 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.43 kH/s2.8× slower
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)42.85 kH/s

Geekbench 7

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)Single-Core: 1,179Multi-Core: 7,038

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

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1,374-31%
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,987

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)memcpy: 16,196.5 MB/smemset: 35,067.7 MB/s

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

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-29%
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)16.95 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1.24 tok/W
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)0.56 tok/W2.2× slower
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)0.13 tok/$
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)0.07 tok/$-46%

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 6 Plus (32GB)8.2 MB/s2.7× slower
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.1 MB/s
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)6.6 MB/s2.3× slower

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-2%
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)885.2 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)590.6 MB/s-6%
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)627 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)937 Mbps5.0× slower
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4,682 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)941 Mbps5.0× slower
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4,675 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)No Data
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)13.3W
Load Power
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)6.5W
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)26.6W4.1× more
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)10.8W
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)35.7W3.3× more
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)11.6W
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)43.8W3.8× more

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Raspberry Pi 5?

The Orange Pi 6 Plus is faster in our testing, scoring 7,130 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 2,188 for the Raspberry Pi 5, a 226% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Orange Pi 6 Plus offers the best performance per dollar: 27.4 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $260.00.

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