Raspberry Pi 4 vs Orange Pi Zero 2W
Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data
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Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
Orange Pi Zero 2W (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 Zero 2W (4GB)
145
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
614
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
429
7-Zip Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,541 MIPS
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
1,109 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5,192 MIPS
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
3,797 MIPS
High Performance Linpack
Higher Scores are Better
Performance
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.57 GFLOPS
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
10.69 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.83 GFLOPS/W
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
2.67 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench
Higher Scores are Better
Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
493
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
377
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,553
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
1,317
PassMark CPU
Higher Scores are Better
CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
518
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
475
CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)
Higher Hashrates are Better
Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.88 kH/s
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
1.38 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
7.53 kH/s
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
5.5 kH/s
Memory Performance
Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks
PassMark RAM
Higher Scores are Better
RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
622
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
426
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 Zero 2W (4GB)
2.31 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.65 tok/W
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
0.72 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.07 tok/$
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
0.06 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
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
16.3 MB/s
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
6.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.6 MB/s
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
8.4 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 Zero 2W (4GB)
No Data
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
941 Mbps
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
No Data
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 Zero 2W (4GB)
1.2W
Load Power
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.2W
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
2.2W
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.6W
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
2.5W
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
6.9W
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)
4W
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