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Orange Pi Zero 3 vs Banana Pi M2S (S922X)

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Orange PiZero 3 (4GB)Zero 3 (4GB) Product Page
Banana PiM2S (S922X) (4GB)M2S (S922X) (4GB) Product Page
Basic Specifications
Price
$40*
AmazonAMZ**AliExpressALI**
$67*
AliExpressALI**
RAM4GB4GB
SoC
Allwinner H618
Mali-G31 MP2
Amlogic S922X
Mali-G52 MP6
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz
6 cores
4× Cortex-A73 @ 1.8GHz
2× Cortex-A53 @ 1.9GHz

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Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
146
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
416
Multi-Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
433
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
1,283

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1,092 MIPS
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
2,400 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
3,784 MIPS
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
9,678 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
10.81 GFLOPS
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
20.94 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.74 GFLOPS/W
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
2.09 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
372
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
970
Multi Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1,310
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
3,608

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
472
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
1,509

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1.38 kH/s
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
2.42 kH/s
Multi Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
5.51 kH/s
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
13.53 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
5,050.5 MB/s
memset
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
7,588.9 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
418
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
1,028

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.35 tok/s
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
0.24 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
0.9 tok/W
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
0.03 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
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
6.5 MB/s
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
12 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
8.3 MB/s
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
9.7 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Banana Pi M2S (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
30.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
46.3 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
808 Mbps
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
941 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
941 Mbps
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
1.7W
Load Power
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.2W
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
6.2W
Ollama Max
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.6W
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
7.7W
Linpack Max
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
3.9W
Banana Pi M2S (S922X) (4GB)
10W

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