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Raspberry Pi 5 4GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Geekbench 6

2,179

multi-core · 904 single-core

Power draw

7.5W load

Peak temp

87°C

stock cooling, sustained load

Price

$95.00

RRP

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Raspberry Pi 5 sits the Broadcom BCM2712, giving this ARM board 4 CPU cores alongside 4GB of memory. In our hands-on testing it scored 2,179 multi-core and 904 single-core in Geekbench 6, plus 11,983 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression. Raw floating point throughput came in at 34.17 GFLOPS in Linpack. Thermal testing recorded a peak CPU temperature of 87°C under sustained load.

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
RAM4GB
SoC
VideoCore VII
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
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Detailed Reviews

Read our comprehensive reviews from bret.dk featuring data and benchmarks from sbc.compare:

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Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)904
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)2,179

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)3,344 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)11,983 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)34.17 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)2.71 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)1,647
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)4,826

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)2,390

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)3.86 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)15.43 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)6,083 MB/s
memset
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)8,815.1 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)1,283

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)11.78 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)1.09 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)0.17 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
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)21.9 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)14.7 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)866.4 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)590.6 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)937 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)7.5W
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)10.8W
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)12.6W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Raspberry Pi 5?

In our testing the Raspberry Pi 5 scored 2,179 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 904 in single-core, with 11,983 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Raspberry Pi 5 use?

We measured the Raspberry Pi 5 drawing 7.5W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Raspberry Pi 5 cost?

The Raspberry Pi 5 has a manufacturer's recommended price of $95.00 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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