Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) 256MB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price$25*
RAM256MB
SoC
VideoCore IV
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
1 cores
1× ARM1176JZF-S @ 0.7GHz

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Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) (256MB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) (256MB)
306 MIPS

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) (256MB)
73

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) (256MB)
378 MB/s
memset
Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) (256MB)
1,455.7 MB/s

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 1 (Model A+) (256MB)
5.4 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) (256MB)
3.1 MB/s

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) (256MB)
0.8W
Load Power
Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) (256MB)
0.9W