ArmSoM AIM7 vs StarFive VisionFive 2

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$144*
RAM8GB4GB
SoC
Mali-G610 MP4
Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
Imagination BXE-4-32
ArchitectureARMRISC-V
CPU Cores
8 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
4 cores
4× SiFive U74 @ 1.5GHz

Legend

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Detailed Reviews

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ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
828
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
72
Multi-Core
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
3,186
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
217

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
2,546 MIPS
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
1,194 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
16,695 MIPS
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
4,081 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
48.61 GFLOPS
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
3.17 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
2.49 GFLOPS/W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
0.47 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
1,060
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
310
Multi Core
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
5,382
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
1,111

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
3,199
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
3.68 kH/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
Multi Core
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
21.39 kH/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
1,271
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
9.65 tok/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
Tokens/Watt
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
0.77 tok/W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
Tokens/Dollar
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
0.04 tok/$
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
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
8.6 MB/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
11 MB/s
4K Random Write
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
9.9 MB/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
7.3 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • ArmSoM AIM7 (32GB eMMC), Radxa eMMC (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
67.9 MB/s
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
18.2 MB/s
4K Random Write
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
19.6 MB/s
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
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
No Data
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
143.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
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
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
943 Mbps
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
942 Mbps
Ethernet Down
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
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
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
7.7W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
5.3W
Ollama Max
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
14.7W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
No Data
Linpack Max
ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)
19.5W
StarFive VisionFive 2 (4GB)
6.7W

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