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Libre Computer Alta 4GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$55*
RAM4GB
SoC
Mali-G52 MP4
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
6 cores
4× Cortex-A73 @ 2.2GHz
2× Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz

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Detailed Reviews

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Libre Computer Alta (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
385
Multi-Core
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
1,246

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
2,248 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
9,536 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
21.68 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
2.39 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
477
Multi Core
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
2,331

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
1,434

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
2.22 kH/s
Multi Core
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
12.72 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
4,001.1 MB/s
memset
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
4,818.2 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
883

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering performance using OpenGL and Vulkan

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

1080p
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
731
4K
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
217

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
7.78 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
1.05 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
0.14 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
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
19 MB/s
4K Random Write
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
13 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Libre Computer eMMC (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
30.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
45.2 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
940 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
940 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
1.9W
Load Power
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
5.8W
Ollama Max
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
7.4W
Linpack Max
Libre Computer Alta (4GB)
9.1W