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Orange Pi 5 Pro vs Orange Pi 5 Plus

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Orange Pi 5 ProvsOrange Pi 5 Plus

Fastest

Orange Pi 5 Plus

3,117 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Orange Pi 5 Pro

25.1 GB6 pts/$ at $120

Most efficient

Orange Pi 5 Plus

7.5W under load

Comparison Summary

Here we line up the Orange Pi 5 Pro and the Orange Pi 5 Plus, comparing specifications against benchmark numbers we measured ourselves on every board. There is little between them on CPU grunt, with the Orange Pi 5 Plus at 3,117 Geekbench 6 multi-core points and the Orange Pi 5 Pro right behind at 3,018. On performance per dollar the Orange Pi 5 Pro comes out ahead, delivering 25.1 multi-core points per dollar at its $120.00 list price. If power budget matters, the Orange Pi 5 Plus draws the least at 7.5W under load (2.8W at idle).

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$135*
RAM16GB8GB
SoC
Mali-G610 MP4
Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
Mali-G610 MP4
Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
8 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
8 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
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Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)803-7%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)863
Multi-Core
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)3,018-3%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)3,117

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)2,559 MIPS-18%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)3,134 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)15,828 MIPS-5%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)16,584 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)48.27 GFLOPS
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)46.07 GFLOPS-5%
Performance/Watt
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)2.76 GFLOPS/W-6%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)2.93 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)1,061-28%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)1,483
Multi Core
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)5,301-23%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)6,908

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)3,150-2%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)3,211

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)3.63 kH/s-1%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)3.67 kH/s
Multi Core
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)21.41 kH/s-1%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)21.64 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)1,079-19%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)1,337

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)9.1 tok/s-4%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)9.47 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)0.78 tok/W-10%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)0.87 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)0.08 tok/$
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)0.07 tok/$-12%

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 5 Pro (16GB)7.2 MB/s-5%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)7.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)7.7 MB/s-31%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)11.1 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

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

4K Random Read
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)33 MB/s-1%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)33.4 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)50 MB/s
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)49.8 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)391.7 MB/s2.5× slower
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)993.3 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)390.3 MB/s-47%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)738.6 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)943 Mbps2.5× slower
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)2,353 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)941 Mbps2.5× slower
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)2,352 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)No Data
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)2.8W
Load Power
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)8.1W+8%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)7.5W
Ollama Max
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)13.2W+21%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)10.9W
Linpack Max
Orange Pi 5 Pro (16GB)17.5W+11%
Orange Pi 5 Plus (8GB)15.7W

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 5 Plus or the Orange Pi 5 Pro?

The Orange Pi 5 Plus is faster in our testing, scoring 3,117 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 3,018 for the Orange Pi 5 Pro, a 3% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Orange Pi 5 Pro offers the best performance per dollar: 25.1 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $120.00.

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