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Orange Pi 4A 4GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

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Geekbench 6

1,040

multi-core · 250 single-core

Power draw

4.9W load

2.0W idle

Price

$50.00

RRP

Performance Summary

Orange Pi's 4A runs on the Allwinner T527, an ARM chip with 8 cores, and ships here with 4GB of RAM. Our benchmarks put its Geekbench 6 result at 1,040 multi-core and 250 single-core, with 7-Zip compression reaching 9,161 MIPS. It also delivered 21.67 GFLOPS in our Linpack run. It sips 2.0W when idle, rising to 4.9W under full load.

Specification
Orange Pi4A (4GB)
Basic Specifications
Price
$50*
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RAM4GB
SoC
Allwinner T527
Mali-G57
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
8 cores
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.4GHz
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
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Orange Pi 4A (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)250
Multi-Core
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)1,040

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)1,562 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)9,161 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)21.67 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)2.1 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)564
Multi Core
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)3,250

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)1,216

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)1.73 kH/s
Multi Core
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)12.34 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)678

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)4.84 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)0.73 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)0.1 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
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)7.9 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)13.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

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

4K Random Read
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)79.4 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)45.7 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)255.4 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)157.7 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)942 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)940 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)2W
Load Power
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)4.9W
Ollama Max
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)6.6W
Linpack Max
Orange Pi 4A (4GB)10.3W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Orange Pi 4A?

In our testing the Orange Pi 4A scored 1,040 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 250 in single-core, with 9,161 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Orange Pi 4A use?

We measured the Orange Pi 4A drawing 2.0W at idle and 4.9W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Orange Pi 4A cost?

The Orange Pi 4A has a manufacturer's recommended price of $50.00 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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