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PINE64 PINE A64

PINE64 PINE A64

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

7-Zip

2,740 MIPS

multi-core combined

Price

$39.00

Performance Summary

PINE64's PINE A64 runs on the Allwinner A64, an ARM chip with 4 cores, and ships here with 2GB of RAM. In our testing it reached 2,740 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price$39
RAM2GB
SoC
Mali-400 MP2
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz
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Every figure above comes from hardware run in-house by Bret Weber, on the exact OS build, kernel, firmware and boot device listed here. Boards are tested to a fixed procedure so results stay comparable between them: see our testing methodology for how each benchmark is run.

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)800 MIPS #105 of 118
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)2,740 MIPS #100 of 113

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)253 #96 of 118
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)858 #93 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)332 #83 of 95

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)0.96 kH/s #91 of 108
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)3.79 kH/s #91 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)1,165 MB/s #53 of 65
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)2,660.7 MB/s #52 of 65

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)294 #81 of 87

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering with OpenGL and Vulkan, plus raw Vulkan compute throughput

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)62 #21 of 24
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)9 #18 of 18

SuperTuxKart (Gaming)

Higher FPS is Better

PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)1 FPS #10 of 10
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)1 FPS #10 of 10

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
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)9.1 MB/s
4K Random Write
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)3.8 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)918 Mbps
Ethernet Down
PINE64 PINE A64 (2GB)941 Mbps

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does the PINE64 PINE A64 cost?

The PINE64 PINE A64 is listed at $39.00 for the 2GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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