Radxa Dragon Q8B 32GB
Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data
Expert Summary
The Radxa Dragon Q8B is essentially a laptop operating in an SBC form factor. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 System-on-Chip (SoC) is running 4 Cortex-X1 cores at 3GHz, and a further 4 Cortex-A78 cores running at 2.5GHz. At the time of testing (in May 2026), it was the fastest single board computer to go through our test benches. Will it retain its throne?
| Specification | |
|---|---|
| Basic Specifications | |
| Price | $569* |
| RAM | 32GB |
| SoC | |
| Architecture | ARM |
| CPU Cores | 8 cores 4× Cortex-X1 @ 3.0GHz 4× Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz |
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Detailed Reviews
Read our comprehensive reviews from bret.dk featuring data and benchmarks from sbc.compare:
CPU Performance
Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads
Geekbench 6
Higher Scores are Better
7-Zip Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
UnixBench
Higher Scores are Better
PassMark CPU
Higher Scores are Better
CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)
Higher Hashrates are Better
Memory Performance
Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks
TinyMemBench
Higher Bandwidth is Better
PassMark RAM
Higher Scores are Better
GPU Performance
Graphics rendering performance using OpenGL and Vulkan
glmark2 (OpenGL)
Higher Scores are Better
vkmark (Vulkan)
Higher Scores are Better
AI & LLM Performance
Large Language Model inference performance
Ollama LLM Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
Storage Performance
Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO
fio Storage Performance - microSD
Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)
fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe
Higher Speeds are Better • Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB M.2 NVMe)
Network Performance
Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3
iPerf3 Network Performance
Higher Speeds are Better
Power & Thermal
Power consumption at idle and under various workloads
Power Consumption
Lower is "Better"