Raspberry Pi 4 vs Orange Pi RV2

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$49.45*
RAM2GB4GB
SoC
VideoCore VI
ArchitectureARMRISC-V
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz
8 cores
8× ky-x60 @ 1.6GHz

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Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
258
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
118
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
614
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
523

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,541 MIPS
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
972 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5,192 MIPS
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
6,820 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.57 GFLOPS
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
7.21 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.83 GFLOPS/W
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
0.78 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
493
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
348
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,553
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
2,161

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
518
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
No Data

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.88 kH/s
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
No Data
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
7.53 kH/s
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
No Data

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
3,169.3 MB/s
memset
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
7,663.2 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
622
Orange Pi RV2 (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
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
No Data
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.65 tok/W
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
No Data
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.07 tok/$
Orange Pi RV2 (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
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
19.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.6 MB/s
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
13.8 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

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

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
27.4 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
33.6 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
145.9 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
84.1 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
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
943 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
941 Mbps
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
2W
Load Power
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.2W
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
5.2W
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.6W
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
No Data
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
6.9W
Orange Pi RV2 (4GB)
9.2W

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