Radxa ROCK 4D vs ArmSoM CM5 vs Dshan Pi A1
Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data
| Specification | Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)A1 (4GB) Product Page | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Specifications | |||
| Price | $95* | $69* | |
| RAM | 8GB | 8GB | 4GB |
| SoC | Rockchip RK3576 | Rockchip RK3576 | Rockchip RK3576 |
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ARM |
| CPU Cores | 8 cores 4× Cortex-A72 @ 2.2GHz 4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.8GHz | 8 cores 4× Cortex-A72 @ 2.2GHz 4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.8GHz | 8 cores 4× Cortex-A72 @ 2.2GHz 4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.8GHz |
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Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
CPU Performance
Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads
Geekbench 6
Higher Scores are Better
Single-Core
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
319
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
326
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
336
Multi-Core
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
1,332
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
1,366
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
1,446
7-Zip Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
Single-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
1,660 MIPS
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
1,714 MIPS
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
1,813 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
10,920 MIPS
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
10,958 MIPS
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
11,926 MIPS
High Performance Linpack
Higher Scores are Better
Performance
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
22.87 GFLOPS
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
23.2 GFLOPS
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
21.53 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
3.27 GFLOPS/W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
2.79 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench
Higher Scores are Better
Single Core
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
502
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
669
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
518
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
3,108
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
3,972
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
3,337
PassMark CPU
Higher Scores are Better
CPU Score
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
2,149
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
2,201
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
2,224
CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)
Higher Hashrates are Better
Single Core
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
2.72 kH/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
2.73 kH/s
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
2.76 kH/s
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
18.14 kH/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
18.16 kH/s
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
18.52 kH/s
Memory Performance
Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks
TinyMemBench
Higher Bandwidth is Better
memcpy
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
5,730.4 MB/s
memset
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
16,916.2 MB/s
PassMark RAM
Higher Scores are Better
RAM Score
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
887
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
916
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
957
AI & LLM Performance
Large Language Model inference performance
Ollama LLM Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
Tokens/sec
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
7.69 tok/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
8.94 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
1.3 tok/W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
1.19 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
0.13 tok/$
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
0.13 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
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
6.6 MB/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
8.7 MB/s
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
8.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
7.8 MB/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
8.7 MB/s
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
8.5 MB/s
fio Storage Performance - eMMC
Higher Speeds are Better • ArmSoM CM5 (64GB eMMC), Dshan Pi A1 (32GB eMMC)
4K Random Read
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
46.8 MB/s
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
67.7 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
78.9 MB/s
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
19.6 MB/s
fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe
Higher Speeds are Better • Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB M.2 NVMe)
4K Random Read
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
391.5 MB/s
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
No Data
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
370.5 MB/s
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
No Data
fio Storage Performance - UFS
Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa UFS (128GB UFS)
4K Random Read
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
290.7 MB/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
No Data
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
250.1 MB/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
No Data
Network Performance
Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3
iPerf3 Network Performance
Higher Speeds are Better
Ethernet Up
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
936 Mbps
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
938 Mbps
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
940 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
941 Mbps
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
941 Mbps
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
937 Mbps
Power & Thermal
Power consumption at idle and under various workloads
Power Consumption
Lower is "Better"
Idle Power
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
1.5W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
1.9W
Load Power
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
4.8W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
5.4W
Ollama Max
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
6.2W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
7.5W
Linpack Max
Radxa ROCK 4D (8GB)
7W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)
7.7W