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Orange Pi Zero 3 vs StarFive VisionFive 2

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Orange PiZero 3 (4GB)Zero 3 (4GB) Product Page
StarFive
VisionFive 2 (4GB)VisionFive 2 (4GB) Product Page
Basic Specifications
Price
$40*
AmazonAMZ**AliExpressALI**
$99*
AmazonAMZ**AliExpressALI**
RAM4GB4GB
SoC
Allwinner H618
Mali-G31 MP2
StarFive JH7110
Imagination BXE-4-32
ArchitectureARMRISC-V
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz
4 cores
4× SiFive U74 @ 1.5GHz

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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 Zero 3 (4GB)
StarFive VisionFive 2 (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
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
72
Multi-Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
433
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
217

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1,092 MIPS
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
1,194 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
3,784 MIPS
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
4,081 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
10.81 GFLOPS
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
3.17 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.74 GFLOPS/W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
0.47 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
372
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
310
Multi Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1,310
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
1,111

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
472
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
1.38 kH/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
Multi Core
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
5.51 kH/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
418
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data

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
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
Tokens/Watt
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
0.9 tok/W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (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
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
6.5 MB/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
11 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
8.3 MB/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
7.3 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa eMMC (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
18.2 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
22.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
143.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
98.7 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
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
942 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
941 Mbps
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.2W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
5.3W
Ollama Max
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
2.6W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
Linpack Max
Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB)
3.9W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
6.7W

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