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Dshan Pi A1 4GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

$69.00RRP*Official product page

Geekbench 6

1,446

multi-core · 336 single-core

Power draw

5.4W load

1.9W idle

Price

$69.00

RRP

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Dshan Pi A1 sits the Rockchip RK3576, giving this ARM board 8 CPU cores alongside 4GB of memory. In our hands-on testing it scored 1,446 multi-core and 336 single-core in Geekbench 6, plus 11,926 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression. It also delivered 21.53 GFLOPS in our Linpack run. We measured 1.9W idle and 5.4W loaded power consumption.

Specification
Dshan Pi
A1 (4GB)
Basic Specifications
Price$69*
RAM4GB
SoC
Rockchip RK3576
Mali-G52 MC3
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
8 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 2.2GHz
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.8GHz
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Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)336
Multi-Core
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)1,446

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)1,813 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)11,926 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)21.53 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)2.79 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)518
Multi Core
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)3,337

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)2,224

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)2.76 kH/s
Multi Core
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)18.52 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)5,730.4 MB/s
memset
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)16,916.2 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)957

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)8.94 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)1.19 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)0.13 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
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)8.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)8.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Dshan Pi A1 (32GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)67.7 MB/s
4K Random Write
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)19.6 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)940 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)937 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)1.9W
Load Power
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)5.4W
Ollama Max
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)7.5W
Linpack Max
Dshan Pi A1 (4GB)7.7W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Dshan Pi A1?

In our testing the Dshan Pi A1 scored 1,446 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 336 in single-core, with 11,926 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Dshan Pi A1 use?

We measured the Dshan Pi A1 drawing 1.9W at idle and 5.4W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Dshan Pi A1 cost?

The Dshan Pi A1 has a manufacturer's recommended price of $69.00 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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