Raspberry Pi 4 vs BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$49.45*
RAM2GB4GB
SoC
VideoCore VI
PowerVR® Rogue™ BXM-4-64
ArchitectureARMRISC-V
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz
4 cores
4× RV64GC @ 1.9GHz

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Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
258
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
614
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,541 MIPS
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
1,352 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5,192 MIPS
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
4,781 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.57 GFLOPS
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.83 GFLOPS/W
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
493
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
317
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,553
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
1,192

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
518
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.88 kH/s
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
7.53 kH/s
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
622
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
3.66 tok/s
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.65 tok/W
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.07 tok/$
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (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
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
16.3 MB/s
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
20.2 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.6 MB/s
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
14.2 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
28.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
18 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
942 Mbps
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
749 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
941 Mbps
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
559 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.2W
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.6W
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
6.9W
BeagleBoard BeagleV-Ahead (4GB)
No Data

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