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ArmSoM Sige5

ArmSoM Sige5

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

Geekbench 6

1,440

multi-core · 332 single-core

Power draw

6.1W load

3.0W idle

Price

$239.00

Performance Summary

ArmSoM's Sige5 runs on the Rockchip RK3576, an ARM chip with 8 cores, and ships here with 8GB of RAM. Our benchmarks put its Geekbench 6 result at 1,440 multi-core and 332 single-core, with 7-Zip compression reaching 11,391 MIPS. Raw floating point throughput came in at 22.61 GFLOPS in Linpack. It sips 3.0W when idle, rising to 6.1W under full load.

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
RAM8GB
SoC
Mali-G52 MC3
NPU (6 TOPS)
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
8 cores
4× Cortex-A72 @ 2.2GHz
4× Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz
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Price History

$239.00 at ArmSoM, unchanged since 13 September 2026. Checked daily.

Out of stock at that pricePrices are before tax and shipping.

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.

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)332 #41 of 72
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)1,440 #37 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)1,796 MIPS #45 of 118
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)11,391 MIPS #33 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)22.61 GFLOPS #37 of 80
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)2.61 GFLOPS/W #22 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)492 #53 of 118
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)3,252 #44 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)2,189 #34 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)2.7 kH/s #41 of 108
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)17.73 kH/s #31 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)5,661.6 MB/s #20 of 65
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)16,885.8 MB/s #13 of 65

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)1,004 #33 of 87

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)8.22 tok/s #26 of 66
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)1.01 tok/W #14 of 64
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)0.03 tok/$ #41 of 59

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • ArmSoM Sige5 (64GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)50.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)76.8 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)375.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)307.6 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)938 Mbps
Ethernet Down
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)939 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)3W #49 of 74
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)6.1W #60 of 105
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)8.6W #30 of 64
ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)8.7W #29 of 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the ArmSoM Sige5?

In our testing the ArmSoM Sige5 scored 1,440 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 332 in single-core, with 11,391 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the ArmSoM Sige5 use?

We measured the ArmSoM Sige5 drawing 3.0W at idle and 6.1W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the ArmSoM Sige5 cost?

The ArmSoM Sige5 sells for $239 at the official store (ArmSoM) as of 25 October 2026 for the 8GB RAM configuration, although it was out of stock at the last check. The price has not changed since we began tracking it on 13 September 2026. Prices are in USD before tax and shipping.

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