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Radxa ROCK 3B 2GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Power draw

6.0W load

3.4W idle

Price

$51.00

RRP

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Radxa ROCK 3B sits the Rockchip RK3568, giving this ARM board 4 CPU cores alongside 2GB of memory. In our testing it reached 4,683 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression. Raw floating point throughput came in at 8.07 GFLOPS in Linpack. It sips 3.4W when idle, rising to 6.0W under full load.

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price$51*
RAM2GB
SoC
Mali-G52 2EE
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz
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Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
1,148 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
4,683 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
8.07 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
1.01 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
295
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
1,120

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
706

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
1.82 kH/s
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
7.24 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
2,895.4 MB/s
memset
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
6,183.1 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
435

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
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
12.1 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa eMMC (32GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
31 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
72.6 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
115.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
75.1 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
941 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
3.4W
Load Power
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
6W
Linpack Max
Radxa ROCK 3B (2GB)
7.8W

Frequently Asked Questions

How much power does the Radxa ROCK 3B use?

We measured the Radxa ROCK 3B drawing 3.4W at idle and 6.0W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Radxa ROCK 3B cost?

The Radxa ROCK 3B has a manufacturer's recommended price of $51.00 for the 2GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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