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Radxa ROCK 2A 4GB

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Geekbench 6

450

multi-core · 167 single-core

Power draw

2.7W load

1.5W idle

Price

$30.00

RRP

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Radxa ROCK 2A sits the Rockchip RK3528A, giving this ARM board 4 CPU cores alongside 4GB of memory. In our hands-on testing it scored 450 multi-core and 167 single-core in Geekbench 6, plus 4,404 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression. Raw floating point throughput came in at 9.81 GFLOPS in Linpack. We measured 1.5W idle and 2.7W loaded power consumption.

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
RAM4GB
SoC
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz
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Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)167
Multi-Core
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)450

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)1,298 MIPS
Multi-Core Combined
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)4,404 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)9.81 GFLOPS
Performance/Watt
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)2.08 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)312
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)1,087

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)560

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)1.44 kH/s
Multi Core
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)5.75 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)570

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)2.96 tok/s
Tokens/Watt
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)0.85 tok/W
Tokens/Dollar
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)0.1 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
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)7.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)10.8 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)942 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)1.5W
Load Power
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)2.7W
Ollama Max
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)3.5W
Linpack Max
Radxa ROCK 2A (4GB)4.7W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Radxa ROCK 2A?

In our testing the Radxa ROCK 2A scored 450 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 167 in single-core, with 4,404 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Radxa ROCK 2A use?

We measured the Radxa ROCK 2A drawing 1.5W at idle and 2.7W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Radxa ROCK 2A cost?

The Radxa ROCK 2A has a manufacturer's recommended price of $30.00 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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