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Radxa ROCK 5 ITX 8GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

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Geekbench 6

2,969

multi-core · 767 single-core

Power draw

11.5W load

Price

$120.00

RRP

Performance Summary

Radxa's ROCK 5 ITX runs on the Rockchip RK3588, an ARM chip with 8 cores, and ships here with 8GB of RAM. Our benchmarks put its Geekbench 6 result at 2,969 multi-core and 767 single-core, with 7-Zip compression reaching 15,568 MIPS. It also delivered 43.85 GFLOPS in our Linpack run.

Specification
RadxaROCK 5 ITX (8GB)
Basic Specifications
Price
$120*
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RAM8GB
SoC
Rockchip RK3588
Mali-G610 MP4
Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
8 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
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Detailed Reviews

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

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Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)767
Multi-Core
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)2,969

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)2,622 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)15,568 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)43.85 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)2.17 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)1,075
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)5,300

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)3,191

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)3.73 kH/s
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)21.68 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)4,300.1 MB/s
memset
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)6,314 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)1,056

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)9.15 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)0.62 tok/W

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
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)8.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)9.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (32GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)67.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)19.4 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)639.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)471.3 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)2,349 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)2,360 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)11.5W
Ollama Max
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)16.2W
Linpack Max
Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (8GB)20.2W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Radxa ROCK 5 ITX?

In our testing the Radxa ROCK 5 ITX scored 2,969 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 767 in single-core, with 15,568 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Radxa ROCK 5 ITX use?

We measured the Radxa ROCK 5 ITX drawing 11.5W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Radxa ROCK 5 ITX cost?

The Radxa ROCK 5 ITX has a manufacturer's recommended price of $120.00 for the 8GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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