ArmSoM AIM7 vs NVIDIA Jetson Nano

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 9 November 2026

ArmSoM AIM7vsNVIDIA Jetson Nano

Fastest

ArmSoM AIM7

3,186 GB6 multi-core

Best value

NVIDIA Jetson Nano

16.2 GB6 pts/$ at $49

Most efficient

NVIDIA Jetson Nano

7.2W under load

Comparison Summary

This comparison puts the ArmSoM AIM7 and the NVIDIA Jetson Nano side by side using benchmark results from our own testing of each board. The ArmSoM AIM7 takes the CPU crown: 3,186 in Geekbench 6 multi-core against the NVIDIA Jetson Nano's 795, a 301% advantage. For budget-focused builds, the NVIDIA Jetson Nano wins the value contest at 16.2 multi-core points per dollar at $49.00. If power budget matters, the NVIDIA Jetson Nano draws the least at 7.2W under load.

Read our individual reviews:

ArmSoM AIM7 →

Specification	ArmSoM AIM7 8GB RAM	NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price	$297 OFF	$49 AMZALI
RAM	8GB	2GB
SoC	Rockchip RK3588 Mali-G610 MP4 Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)	NVIDIA Tegra X1
Architecture	ARM	ARM
CPU Cores	8 cores 4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz 4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz	4 cores 4× Cortex-A57 @ 1.5GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	4× USB ports 4× USB-A 3.0	N/A
Display Ports	1× HDMI 2.1	1× HDMI 2.0
Ethernet	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)
WiFi	None	N/A
Bluetooth	Unknown	N/A
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None	None
M.2 Slots	N/A	N/A
PCIe Support	N/A	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	5V	N/A
Power Inputs	Barrel Jack, PoE+ HAT	N/A
GPIO	40-pin RPi compatible	40-pin
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes	Yes
Power Button	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	Yes
Mainline Linux	No	No
Armbian Support	Community	No

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Environment	ArmSoM AIM7 8GB RAM	NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB RAM
Last Tested	16 August 2025	16 August 2025
System Configuration
OS Version	Armbian_community 25.11.0-trunk.21 bookworm	Armbian 25.2.3 bookworm
Kernel Version	6.1.115-vendor-rk35xx	6.1.92-current-media
CPU Governor	performance	performance
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	ArmSoM AIM7 32GB (eMMC)	Raspberry Pi 64GB (microSD)
Carrier Board	ArmSoM AIM-IO	NVIDIA Jetson Nano Carrier Board

Every figure above comes from hardware run in-house by Bret Weber, on the exact OS build, kernel, firmware and boot device listed here. Boards are tested to a fixed procedure so results stay comparable between them: see our testing methodology for how each benchmark is run.

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Detailed Reviews

Full write-ups on bret.dk, using the same benchmark data:

•ArmSoM AIM7 Review

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)828 #26 of 72

828 #26 of 72

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)261 3.2× slower #50 of 72

261 3.2× slower #50 of 72

Multi-Core

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)3,186 #11 of 72

3,186 #11 of 72

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)795 4.0× slower #48 of 72

795 4.0× slower #48 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)2,546 MIPS #31 of 118

2,546 MIPS #31 of 118

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)1,225 MIPS 2.1× slower #70 of 118

1,225 MIPS 2.1× slower #70 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)16,695 MIPS #8 of 113

16,695 MIPS #8 of 113

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)4,080 MIPS 4.1× slower #76 of 113

4,080 MIPS 4.1× slower #76 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)48.61 GFLOPS #8 of 80

48.61 GFLOPS #8 of 80

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)10.26 GFLOPS 4.7× slower #59 of 80

10.26 GFLOPS 4.7× slower #59 of 80

Performance/Watt

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)2.49 GFLOPS/W #27 of 74

2.49 GFLOPS/W #27 of 74

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)1.13 GFLOPS/W 2.2× slower #64 of 74

1.13 GFLOPS/W 2.2× slower #64 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)1,060 #33 of 118

1,060 #33 of 118

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)303 3.5× slower #88 of 118

303 3.5× slower #88 of 118

Multi Core

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)5,382 #15 of 109

5,382 #15 of 109

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)1,032 5.2× slower #89 of 109

1,032 5.2× slower #89 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)3,199 #12 of 96

3,199 #12 of 96

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)1,024 3.1× slower #51 of 96

1,024 3.1× slower #51 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)3.68 kH/s #26 of 108

3.68 kH/s #26 of 108

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)2.3 kH/s 38% slower #48 of 108

2.3 kH/s 38% slower #48 of 108

Total

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)21.39 kH/s #22 of 104

21.39 kH/s #22 of 104

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)9.21 kH/s 2.3× slower #52 of 104

9.21 kH/s 2.3× slower #52 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)1,271 #24 of 87

1,271 #24 of 87

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)257 4.9× slower #83 of 87

257 4.9× slower #83 of 87

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)Tokens/sec: 9.65 tok/s#16 of 66Tokens/Watt: 0.77 tok/W#28 of 64Tokens/Dollar: 0.04 tok/$#34 of 59

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

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

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)8.6 MB/s 2.1× slower

8.6 MB/s 2.1× slower

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)18.2 MB/s

18.2 MB/s

4K Random Write

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)9.9 MB/s

9.9 MB/s

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)9 MB/s 9% slower

9 MB/s 9% slower

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • ArmSoM AIM7 (32GB eMMC)

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)4K Random Read: 67.9 MB/s4K Random Write: 19.6 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

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)943 Mbps

943 Mbps

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)941 Mbps

941 Mbps

Ethernet Down

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)941 Mbps

941 Mbps

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)921 Mbps 2% slower

921 Mbps 2% slower

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)7.7W 7% more #83 of 105

7.7W 7% more #83 of 105

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)7.2W #76 of 105

7.2W #76 of 105

Ollama Max

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)14.7W #54 of 64

14.7W #54 of 64

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)No Data

No Data

Linpack Max

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)19.5W 2.1× more #65 of 75

19.5W 2.1× more #65 of 75

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)9.1W #30 of 75

9.1W #30 of 75

Benchmark	ArmSoM AIM7 8GB RAM	NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	828	261
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	3186	795
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	2546 MIPS	1225 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	16695 MIPS	4080 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	2121 MIPS	820 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	16535 MIPS	2472 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	2971 MIPS	1630 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	16856 MIPS	5689 MIPS
Linpack Performance	48.609 GFLOPS	10.26 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	2.493 GFLOPS/W	1.127 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	1060	303
UnixBench Multi Core	5382	1032
PassMark CPU Score	3199	1024
CPU Mining Single Core	3.68 kH/s	2.3 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	21.39 kH/s	9.21 kH/s

PassMark RAM Score	1271	257

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	9.65 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	0.77 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.04 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	12.5W	N/A
deepseek-r1:8b
Tokens per Second	2.97 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	0.2 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.01 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	14.7W	N/A

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	52.1 MB/s (13341 IOPS)	58.4 MB/s (14951 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	77.6 MB/s (1241 IOPS)	74.0 MB/s (1184 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	84.5 MB/s (84 IOPS)	82.7 MB/s (82 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	24.7 MB/s (6326 IOPS)	24.7 MB/s (6343 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	66.2 MB/s (1058 IOPS)	56.8 MB/s (908 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	68.0 MB/s (67 IOPS)	56.4 MB/s (55 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	8.6 MB/s (2226 IOPS)	18.2 MB/s (4674 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	41.2 MB/s (660 IOPS)	48.2 MB/s (772 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	83.9 MB/s (83 IOPS)	83.0 MB/s (82 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	9.9 MB/s (2549 IOPS)	9.0 MB/s (2324 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	45.0 MB/s (719 IOPS)	44.2 MB/s (706 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	72.2 MB/s (71 IOPS)	58.7 MB/s (58 IOPS)

ArmSoM AIM7 (32GB)
Sequential Read 4K	80.7 MB/s (20667 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 64K	100.2 MB/s (1603 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 1M	328.8 MB/s (328 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 4K	20.4 MB/s (5224 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 64K	105.6 MB/s (1689 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 1M	106.5 MB/s (106 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 4K	67.9 MB/s (17394 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 64K	237.7 MB/s (3802 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 1M	328.3 MB/s (327 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 4K	19.6 MB/s (5021 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 64K	102.4 MB/s (1638 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 1M	105.6 MB/s (105 IOPS)	N/A

Load Power	7.7W	7.2W
Ollama Max Power	14.7W	N/A
Linpack Max Power	19.5W	9.1W

Ethernet Upload	943 Mbps	941 Mbps
Ethernet Download	941 Mbps	921 Mbps

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM AIM7 or the NVIDIA Jetson Nano?

The ArmSoM AIM7 is faster in our testing, scoring 3,186 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 795 for the NVIDIA Jetson Nano, a 301% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the NVIDIA Jetson Nano offers the best performance per dollar: 16.2 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $49.00.

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ArmSoM AIM7 vs NVIDIA Jetson Nano

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM AIM7 or the NVIDIA Jetson Nano?

Which board is the best value?

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ArmSoM AIM7 vs NVIDIA Jetson Nano

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM AIM7 or the NVIDIA Jetson Nano?

Which board is the best value?

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