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Raspberry Pi 4 vs Banana Pi M2 Zero

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Raspberry Pi4 (2GB)4 (2GB) Product Page
Banana PiM2 Zero (512MB)M2 Zero (512MB) Product Page
Basic Specifications
Price
$49.45*
AmazonAMZ**OFF
$20*
AmazonAMZ**AliExpressALI**
RAM2GB512MB
SoC
Broadcom BCM2711
VideoCore VI
Allwinner H3
Mali-400 MP2
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz
4 cores
4× Cortex-A7 @ 1.4GHz

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Detailed Reviews

Read our comprehensive reviews from bret.dk featuring data and benchmarks from sbc.compare:

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Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
258
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
614
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,541 MIPS
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
763 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5,192 MIPS
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
2,559 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.57 GFLOPS
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.83 GFLOPS/W
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
493
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
214
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,553
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
645

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
518
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
319

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.88 kH/s
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
0.59 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
7.53 kH/s
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
2.36 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
622
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
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
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.65 tok/W
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.07 tok/$
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
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
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.6 MB/s
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
7.7 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
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
941 Mbps
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
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
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
0.8W
Load Power
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.2W
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
2.4W
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.6W
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
6.9W
Banana Pi M2 Zero (512MB)
No Data

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