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Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) vs Orange Pi Zero 3

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Raspberry PiCompute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB) Product Page
Orange PiZero 3 (4GB)Zero 3 (4GB) Product Page
Basic Specifications
Price
$67.5*
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$40*
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RAM2GB4GB
SoC
Broadcom BCM2711
VideoCore VI
Allwinner H618
Mali-G31 MP2
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz

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Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
255
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
146
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
609
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
433

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
1,522 MIPS
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1,092 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
5,170 MIPS
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
3,784 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
12.46 GFLOPS
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
10.81 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
2.22 GFLOPS/W
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.74 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
493
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
372
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
1,528
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1,310

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
518
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
472

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
1.89 kH/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1.38 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
7.54 kH/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
5.51 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
2,847.4 MB/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
memset
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
3,182.1 MB/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
625
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
418

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
3.46 tok/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.35 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
0.72 tok/W
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
0.9 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
0.06 tok/$
Orange Pi Zero 3 (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 Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
6.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
8.3 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi CM4 (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
26.3 MB/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
38.8 MB/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
245.7 MB/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
153.6 MB/s
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
942 Mbps
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
808 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
941 Mbps
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
4.2W
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.2W
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
4.8W
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.6W
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)
5.6W
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
3.9W

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