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Banana Pi M5 4GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

$60.00RRP*Buy on AliExpressOfficial product page

Geekbench 6

692

multi-core · 245 single-core

Power draw

2.9W load

1.5W idle

Price

$60.00

RRP

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Banana Pi M5 sits the Amlogic S905X3, giving this ARM board 4 CPU cores alongside 4GB of memory. In our hands-on testing it scored 692 multi-core and 245 single-core in Geekbench 6, plus 5,582 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression. Raw floating point throughput came in at 9.27 GFLOPS in Linpack. We measured 1.5W idle and 2.9W loaded power consumption.

Specification
Banana PiM5 (4GB)
Basic Specifications
Price
$60*
AliExpressALI**
RAM4GB
SoC
Amlogic S905X3
Mali-G31
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz
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Detailed Reviews

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

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Banana Pi M5 (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)245
Multi-Core
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)692

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)1,629 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)5,582 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)9.27 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)2.2 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)468
Multi Core
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)1,611

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)770

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)1.9 kH/s
Multi Core
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)7.55 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)3,690.4 MB/s
memset
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)5,153.3 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)667

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)3.01 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)0.84 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)0.05 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
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)11.4 MB/s
4K Random Write
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)9.2 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Banana Pi M5 (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)28.3 MB/s
4K Random Write
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)38.6 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)940 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)1.5W
Load Power
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)2.9W
Ollama Max
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)3.6W
Linpack Max
Banana Pi M5 (4GB)4.2W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Banana Pi M5?

In our testing the Banana Pi M5 scored 692 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 245 in single-core, with 5,582 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Banana Pi M5 use?

We measured the Banana Pi M5 drawing 1.5W at idle and 2.9W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Banana Pi M5 cost?

The Banana Pi M5 has a manufacturer's recommended price of $60.00 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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