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Radxa NX5 8GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

$135.00RRP*

Geekbench 6

3,090

multi-core · 851 single-core

Power draw

10.9W load

3.6W idle

Price

$135.00

RRP

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Radxa NX5 sits the Rockchip RK3588S, giving this ARM board 8 CPU cores alongside 8GB of memory. In our hands-on testing it scored 3,090 multi-core and 851 single-core in Geekbench 6, plus 16,624 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression. It also delivered 43.49 GFLOPS in our Linpack run. We measured 3.6W idle and 10.9W loaded power consumption.

Specification
Radxa
NX5 (8GB)
Basic Specifications
Price$135*
RAM8GB
SoC
Rockchip RK3588S
Mali-G610 MP4
Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
8 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
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Radxa NX5 (8GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Radxa NX5 (8GB)851
Multi-Core
Radxa NX5 (8GB)3,090

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Radxa NX5 (8GB)3,136 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Radxa NX5 (8GB)16,624 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Radxa NX5 (8GB)43.49 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Radxa NX5 (8GB)2.29 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Radxa NX5 (8GB)971
Multi Core
Radxa NX5 (8GB)4,822

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Radxa NX5 (8GB)3,171

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Radxa NX5 (8GB)3.61 kH/s
Multi Core
Radxa NX5 (8GB)21.41 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Radxa NX5 (8GB)11,891.9 MB/s
memset
Radxa NX5 (8GB)27,800.7 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Radxa NX5 (8GB)1,376

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering performance using OpenGL and Vulkan

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

1080p
Radxa NX5 (8GB)1,152
4K
Radxa NX5 (8GB)535

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Radxa NX5 (8GB)10.7 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Radxa NX5 (8GB)0.82 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Radxa NX5 (8GB)0.08 tok/$

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 NX5 (8GB)8.1 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa NX5 (8GB)9.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa NX5 (64GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Radxa NX5 (8GB)100.3 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa NX5 (8GB)18.2 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Radxa NX5 (8GB)941 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Radxa NX5 (8GB)940 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Radxa NX5 (8GB)3.6W
Load Power
Radxa NX5 (8GB)10.9W
Ollama Max
Radxa NX5 (8GB)15.3W
Linpack Max
Radxa NX5 (8GB)18.8W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Radxa NX5?

In our testing the Radxa NX5 scored 3,090 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 851 in single-core, with 16,624 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Radxa NX5 use?

We measured the Radxa NX5 drawing 3.6W at idle and 10.9W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Radxa NX5 cost?

The Radxa NX5 has a manufacturer's recommended price of $135.00 for the 8GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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