Raspberry Pi 5 vs Libre Computer Solitude

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
RAM4GB4GB
SoC
VideoCore VII
Mali-G31 MP2
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
4 cores
4× Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz

Legend

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Detailed Reviews

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Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
904
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
243
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
2,179
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
698

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
3,344 MIPS
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
1,525 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
11,983 MIPS
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
5,440 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
34.17 GFLOPS
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
9.76 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
2.71 GFLOPS/W
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
1.99 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
1,647
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
308
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
4,826
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
1,099

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
2,390
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
739

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
3.86 kH/s
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
1.82 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
15.43 kH/s
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
7.28 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
6,083 MB/s
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
No Data
memset
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
8,815.1 MB/s
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
No Data

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
1,283
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
617

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
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
2.99 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
1.09 tok/W
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
0.73 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
0.17 tok/$
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
No Data

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
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
19.9 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
14.7 MB/s
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
14.2 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Libre Computer eMMC (128GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
No Data
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
26.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
No Data
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
37.5 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
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
No Data
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
590.6 MB/s
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
No Data

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
937 Mbps
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
941 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
941 Mbps
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
931 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
7.5W
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
3.5W
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
10.8W
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
4.1W
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB)
12.6W
Libre Computer Solitude (4GB)
4.9W

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