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Orange Pi 6 Plus vs Radxa Orion O6N

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Orange Pi 6 PlusvsRadxa Orion O6N

Fastest

Orange Pi 6 Plus

7,130 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Radxa Orion O6N

34.9 GB6 pts/$ at $199

Most efficient

Radxa Orion O6N

23.7W under load

Comparison Summary

This comparison puts the Orange Pi 6 Plus and the Radxa Orion O6N side by side using benchmark results from our own testing of each board. There is little between them on CPU grunt, with the Orange Pi 6 Plus at 7,130 Geekbench 6 multi-core points and the Radxa Orion O6N right behind at 6,954. For budget-focused builds, the Radxa Orion O6N wins the value contest at 34.9 multi-core points per dollar ($199.00 list). If power budget matters, the Radxa Orion O6N draws the least at 23.7W under load (9.3W at idle).

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price$199*
RAM32GB32GB
SoC
Immortalis-G720 MC10
Immortalis-G720 MC10
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
12 cores
4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz
4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A520 @ 1.8GHz
12 cores
4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz
4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz
4× Cortex-A520 @ 1.8GHz
Best in category* Manufacturer's RRP** Affiliate link; qualifying purchases may earn us a commission
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,328
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)1,327
Multi-Core
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,130
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)6,954-2%

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3,804 MIPS-2%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)3,867 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)34,167 MIPS
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)33,823 MIPS-1%

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)136.76 GFLOPS
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)137.16 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3.12 GFLOPS/W-11%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)3.52 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,390
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)1,386
Multi Core
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)10,152
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)9,742-4%

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,259
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)7,269

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4.83 kH/s
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)4.84 kH/s
Multi Core
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)42.85 kH/s
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)42.99 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)16,196.5 MB/s-1%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)16,366.2 MB/s
memset
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)35,067.7 MB/s-15%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)41,322.3 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,987
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)1,953-2%

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering performance using OpenGL and Vulkan

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)1080p: 1,7174K: 632

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

vkmark (Vulkan)

Higher Scores are Better

Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)1080p: 9024K: 309

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)16.95 tok/s-11%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)19.04 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)0.56 tok/W-18%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)0.68 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)0.07 tok/$-30%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)0.1 tok/$

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)885.2 MB/s
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)863.6 MB/s-2%
4K Random Write
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)627 MB/s-2%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)640.7 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - microSD

Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4K Random Read: 8.2 MB/s4K Random Write: 6.6 MB/s

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

fio Storage Performance - UFS

Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa UFS (128GB UFS)

Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)4K Random Read: 16.3 MB/s4K Random Write: 20.4 MB/s

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4,682 Mbps
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)942 Mbps5.0× slower
Ethernet Down
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4,675 Mbps
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)941 Mbps5.0× slower

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)13.3W+43%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)9.3W
Load Power
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)26.6W+12%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)23.7W
Ollama Max
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)35.7W+5%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)33.9W
Linpack Max
Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)43.8W+12%
Radxa Orion O6N (32GB)39W

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Radxa Orion O6N?

The Orange Pi 6 Plus is faster in our testing, scoring 7,130 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 6,954 for the Radxa Orion O6N, a 3% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Radxa Orion O6N offers the best performance per dollar: 34.9 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $199.00.

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