Radxa ROCK 5B vs Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0)

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price$60*
RAM8GB512MB
SoC
Mali-G610 MP4
Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
8 cores
4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.0GHz

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Detailed Reviews

Read our comprehensive reviews from bret.dk featuring data and benchmarks from sbc.compare:

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Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
849
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data
Multi-Core
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
3,043
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
3,113 MIPS
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
810 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
16,486 MIPS
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
2,683 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
41.58 GFLOPS
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data
Performance/Watt
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
2.17 GFLOPS/W
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
1,376
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
276
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
6,340
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
897

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
2,911
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
3.7 kH/s
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
0.93 kH/s
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
21.76 kH/s
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
3.69 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
1,170.2 MB/s
memset
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
1,603.4 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
1,402
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering performance using OpenGL and Vulkan

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

1080p
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
105

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
0.21 tok/s
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data
Tokens/Watt
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
0.02 tok/W
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi CM0 (8GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
12.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
9.3 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
2,352 Mbps
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
94 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
2,358 Mbps
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
94 Mbps
WiFi Up
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
35 Mbps
WiFi Down
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
No Data
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
26 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
4.5W
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
1.1W
Load Power
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
9.5W
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
3W
Ollama Max
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
14.7W
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data
Linpack Max
Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)
19.2W
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) (512MB)
No Data

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