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BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco 512MB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Power draw

1.7W load

1.4W idle

Price

$42.00

RRP

Performance Summary

At the heart of the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco sits the Texas Instruments Sitara AM3358, giving this ARM board 1 CPU cores alongside 512MB of memory. Power draw measured 1.4W at idle and 1.7W under load.

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$42*
RAM512MB
SoC
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
1 cores
1× Cortex-A8 @ 0.8GHz
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BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)109

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)0.58 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)243.1 MB/s
memset
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)1,507.6 MB/s

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
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)7.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)5.3 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)10.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)14.3 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)332 Mbps
Ethernet Down
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)333 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)1.4W
Load Power
BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB)1.7W

Frequently Asked Questions

How much power does the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco use?

We measured the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco drawing 1.4W at idle and 1.7W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco cost?

The BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco has a manufacturer's recommended price of $42.00 for the 512MB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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