Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W vs StarFive VisionFive 2

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
RAM512MB4GB
SoC
Imagination BXE-4-32
ArchitectureARMRISC-V
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.0GHz
4 cores
4× SiFive U74 @ 1.5GHz

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Detailed Reviews

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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
72
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
217

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
808 MIPS
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
1,194 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
2,721 MIPS
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
4,081 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
3.17 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
0.47 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
260
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
310
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
833
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
1,111

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
152
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
0.96 kH/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
3.81 kH/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
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 Zero 2 W (512MB)
10.8 MB/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
11 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
8.7 MB/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
7.3 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa eMMC (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
18.2 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
22.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
143.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
98.7 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
942 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
941 Mbps
WiFi Up
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
22 Mbps
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
WiFi Down
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
18 Mbps
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
2.3W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
5.3W
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
6.7W

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