Raspberry Pi 4 vs Orange Pi CM4

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$49.45*
RAM2GB2GB
SoC
VideoCore VI
Mali-G52 2EE
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz
4 cores
4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz

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Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)

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 CM4 (2GB)
No Data
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
614
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
No Data

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,541 MIPS
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
1,377 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5,192 MIPS
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
4,750 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.57 GFLOPS
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
7.7 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.83 GFLOPS/W
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
1.41 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
493
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
360
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,553
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
1,219

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
518
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
693

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.88 kH/s
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
1.69 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
7.53 kH/s
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
6.75 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
622
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
537

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 CM4 (2GB)
2.79 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.65 tok/W
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
0.58 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.07 tok/$
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
0.07 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 CM4 (2GB)
7.3 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.6 MB/s
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
13.1 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Orange Pi CM4 (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
32.1 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
44.4 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 CM4 (2GB)
114.6 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
64.1 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 CM4 (2GB)
942 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
941 Mbps
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
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 CM4 (2GB)
1.8W
Load Power
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.2W
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
3.7W
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.6W
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
4.8W
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
6.9W
Orange Pi CM4 (2GB)
5.5W

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