Raspberry Pi 4 vs ArmSoM CM5

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$49.45*
RAM2GB8GB
SoC
VideoCore VI
Mali-G52 MC3
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz
8 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 2.2GHz
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.8GHz

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Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
258
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
326
Multi-Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
614
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
1,366

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,541 MIPS
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
1,714 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5,192 MIPS
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
10,958 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.57 GFLOPS
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
23.2 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.83 GFLOPS/W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
493
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
669
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1,553
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
3,972

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
518
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
2,201

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
1.88 kH/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
2.73 kH/s
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
7.53 kH/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
18.16 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
622
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
916

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
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Tokens/Watt
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.65 tok/W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Tokens/Dollar
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
0.07 tok/$
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
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
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
8.7 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
12.6 MB/s
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
8.7 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • ArmSoM CM5 (64GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
46.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
78.9 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
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
391.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
No Data
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
370.5 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
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
938 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
941 Mbps
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.2W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Ollama Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
5.6W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data
Linpack Max
Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)
6.9W
ArmSoM CM5 (8GB)
No Data

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