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Orange Pi 5B 4GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

$75.00RRP*Buy on AmazonBuy on AliExpressOfficial product page

Geekbench 6

3,056

multi-core · 866 single-core

Power draw

6.9W load

Price

$75.00

RRP

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Orange Pi 5B sits the Rockchip RK3588S, giving this ARM board 8 CPU cores alongside 4GB of memory. In our hands-on testing it scored 3,056 multi-core and 866 single-core in Geekbench 6, plus 16,402 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression. Raw floating point throughput came in at 38.20 GFLOPS in Linpack.

Specification
Orange Pi5B (4GB)
Basic Specifications
Price
$75*
AmazonAMZ**AliExpressALI**
RAM4GB
SoC
Rockchip RK3588S
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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Orange Pi 5B (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)866
Multi-Core
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)3,056

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)3,149 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)16,402 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)38.2 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)2.5 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)1,171
Multi Core
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)5,454

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)3,162

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)4.39 kH/s
Multi Core
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)24.7 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)10,294.6 MB/s
memset
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)28,293.7 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)1,235

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)9.18 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)0.88 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)0.12 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
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)8.4 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)10.8 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Orange Pi 5B (32GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)27.9 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)32.3 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)942 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)6.9W
Ollama Max
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)10.4W
Linpack Max
Orange Pi 5B (4GB)15.3W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Orange Pi 5B?

In our testing the Orange Pi 5B scored 3,056 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 866 in single-core, with 16,402 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Orange Pi 5B use?

We measured the Orange Pi 5B drawing 6.9W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Orange Pi 5B cost?

The Orange Pi 5B has a manufacturer's recommended price of $75.00 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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