ArmSoM Sige5 vs ArmSoM Sige7

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 21 September 2026

ArmSoM Sige5vsArmSoM Sige7

Fastest

ArmSoM Sige7

3,139 GB6 multi-core

Best value

ArmSoM Sige7

10.1 GB6 pts/$ at $312

Most efficient

ArmSoM Sige5

6.1W under load

Comparison Summary

Here we line up the ArmSoM Sige5 and the ArmSoM Sige7, comparing specifications against benchmark numbers we measured ourselves on every board. Processor-wise, there is a clear winner. The ArmSoM Sige7 scores 3,139 in Geekbench 6 multi-core, 118% more than the ArmSoM Sige5 manages at 1,440. On performance per dollar the ArmSoM Sige7 comes out ahead, delivering 10.1 multi-core points per dollar at $312.00. If power budget matters, the ArmSoM Sige5 draws the least at 6.1W under load (3.0W at idle).

Specification	ArmSoM Sige5 8GB RAM	ArmSoM Sige7 8GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price	$239 ALI**OFF	$312 ALI**OFF
RAM	8GB	8GB
SoC	Rockchip RK3576 Mali-G52 MC3 NPU (6 TOPS)	Rockchip RK3588 Mali-G610 MP4 Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
Architecture	ARM	ARM
CPU Cores	8 cores 4× Cortex-A72 @ 2.2GHz 4× Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz	8 cores 4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz 4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	3× USB ports 1× USB-A 2.0, 1× USB-A 3.0, 1× USB-C 2.0	3× USB ports 1× USB-A 2.0, 1× USB-A 3.1, 1× USB-C 3.0
Display Ports	1× HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.1
Ethernet	2× 1.0Gbps (PoE None)	2× 2.5Gbps (PoE None)
WiFi	802.11ax SYN43752	802.11ax AP6275P
Bluetooth	5.3, BLE SYN43752	5.0, BLE AP6275P
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None	None
M.2 Slots	M-key PCIe 2.0 x1 (2280, 2230, 2242, 2260)	M-key PCIe 3.0 x4 (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280)
PCIe Support	N/A	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	4.5-23V	9-15V
Power Inputs	USB-C	USB-C
GPIO	40-pin	40-pin RPi compatible
Features
Real-Time Clock	No	Yes
Power Button	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	Yes
Mainline Linux	No	No
Armbian Support	Community	Community

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Environment	ArmSoM Sige5 8GB RAM	ArmSoM Sige7 8GB RAM
Last Tested	18 October 2025	7 October 2025
System Configuration
OS Version	Armbian 25.5.0-trunk.58 bookworm	Armbian 25.11.0-trunk.38 trixie
Kernel Version	6.1.99-vendor-rk35xx	6.12.44-current-rockchip64
CPU Governor	performance	performance
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Crucial P5 Plus 1024GB (M.2 NVMe)	Crucial P5 Plus 1024GB (M.2 NVMe)

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)

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)332 2.6× slower #41 of 72

332 2.6× slower #41 of 72

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)865 #21 of 72

865 #21 of 72

Multi-Core

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)1,440 2.2× slower #37 of 72

1,440 2.2× slower #37 of 72

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)3,139 #12 of 72

3,139 #12 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)1,796 MIPS 43% slower #45 of 118

1,796 MIPS 43% slower #45 of 118

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)3,159 MIPS #19 of 118

3,159 MIPS #19 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)11,391 MIPS 30% slower #33 of 113

11,391 MIPS 30% slower #33 of 113

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)16,212 MIPS #14 of 113

16,212 MIPS #14 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)22.61 GFLOPS 44% slower #37 of 80

22.61 GFLOPS 44% slower #37 of 80

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)40.22 GFLOPS #18 of 80

40.22 GFLOPS #18 of 80

Performance/Watt

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

2.61 GFLOPS/W #22 of 74

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)1.99 GFLOPS/W 24% slower #52 of 74

1.99 GFLOPS/W 24% slower #52 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)492 2.8× slower #53 of 118

492 2.8× slower #53 of 118

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)1,384 #17 of 118

1,384 #17 of 118

Multi Core

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)3,252 50% slower #44 of 109

3,252 50% slower #44 of 109

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)6,443 #6 of 109

6,443 #6 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)2,189 29% slower #34 of 95

2,189 29% slower #34 of 95

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)3,082 #19 of 95

3,082 #19 of 95

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)2.7 kH/s 28% slower #41 of 108

2.7 kH/s 28% slower #41 of 108

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)3.74 kH/s #23 of 108

3.74 kH/s #23 of 108

Total

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)17.73 kH/s 20% slower #31 of 104

17.73 kH/s 20% slower #31 of 104

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)22.06 kH/s #14 of 104

22.06 kH/s #14 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)1,004 30% slower #33 of 87

1,004 30% slower #33 of 87

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)1,429 #10 of 87

1,429 #10 of 87

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

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

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

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)8.22 tok/s #26 of 66

8.22 tok/s #26 of 66

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)0.2 tok/s 41.1× slower #64 of 66

0.2 tok/s 41.1× slower #64 of 66

Tokens/Watt

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)1.01 tok/W #14 of 64

1.01 tok/W #14 of 64

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)0.02 tok/W 50.5× slower #61 of 64

0.02 tok/W 50.5× slower #61 of 64

Tokens/Dollar

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)0.03 tok/$ #41 of 59

0.03 tok/$ #41 of 59

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)No Data

No Data

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • ArmSoM Sige5 (64GB eMMC), ArmSoM Sige7 (64GB eMMC)

4K Random Read

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)50.5 MB/s

50.5 MB/s

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)35.7 MB/s 29% slower

35.7 MB/s 29% slower

4K Random Write

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)76.8 MB/s

76.8 MB/s

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)53 MB/s 31% slower

53 MB/s 31% slower

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 2.2× slower

375.5 MB/s 2.2× slower

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)842.2 MB/s

842.2 MB/s

4K Random Write

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)307.6 MB/s 48% slower

307.6 MB/s 48% slower

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)588.2 MB/s

588.2 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 2.5× slower

938 Mbps 2.5× slower

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)2,355 Mbps

2,355 Mbps

Ethernet Down

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)939 Mbps 2.5× slower

939 Mbps 2.5× slower

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)2,359 Mbps

2,359 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)3W #49 of 74

3W #49 of 74

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)5.4W 80% more #70 of 74

5.4W 80% more #70 of 74

Load Power

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)6.1W #60 of 105

6.1W #60 of 105

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)10.1W 66% more #94 of 105

10.1W 66% more #94 of 105

Ollama Max

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)8.6W #30 of 64

8.6W #30 of 64

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)12.1W 41% more #49 of 64

12.1W 41% more #49 of 64

Linpack Max

ArmSoM Sige5 (8GB)8.7W #29 of 75

8.7W #29 of 75

ArmSoM Sige7 (8GB)20.2W 2.3× more #66 of 75

20.2W 2.3× more #66 of 75

Benchmark	ArmSoM Sige5 8GB RAM	ArmSoM Sige7 8GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	332	865
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	1440	3139
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	1796 MIPS	3159 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	11391 MIPS	16212 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	1363 MIPS	3167 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	9406 MIPS	15467 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	2229 MIPS	3151 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	13377 MIPS	16958 MIPS
Linpack Performance	22.611 GFLOPS	40.215 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	2.61 GFLOPS/W	1.991 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	492	1384
UnixBench Multi Core	3252	6443
PassMark CPU Score	2189	3082
CPU Mining Single Core	2.7 kH/s	3.74 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	17.73 kH/s	22.06 kH/s

TinyMemBench memcpy	5661.6 MB/s	N/A
TinyMemBench memset	16885.8 MB/s	N/A
PassMark RAM Score	1004	1429

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	8.22 tok/s	0.2 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	1.01 tok/W	0.02 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.03 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	8.1W	12.1W
deepseek-r1:8b
Tokens per Second	2.14 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	0.25 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.01 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	8.6W	N/A

ArmSoM Sige5 (64GB), ArmSoM Sige7 (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	78.8 MB/s (20179 IOPS)	39.1 MB/s (10030 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	56.4 MB/s (903 IOPS)	56.2 MB/s (898 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	212.4 MB/s (211 IOPS)	169.8 MB/s (169 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	92.3 MB/s (23631 IOPS)	57.2 MB/s (14643 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	142.0 MB/s (2272 IOPS)	130.3 MB/s (2085 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	141.7 MB/s (141 IOPS)	141.7 MB/s (141 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	50.5 MB/s (12946 IOPS)	35.7 MB/s (9155 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	177.0 MB/s (2831 IOPS)	104.2 MB/s (1666 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	302.4 MB/s (301 IOPS)	154.4 MB/s (153 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	76.8 MB/s (19668 IOPS)	53.0 MB/s (13587 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	110.2 MB/s (1763 IOPS)	108.1 MB/s (1730 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	133.2 MB/s (132 IOPS)	132.7 MB/s (132 IOPS)

Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB)
Sequential Read 4K	386.7 MB/s (99011 IOPS)	916.5 MB/s (234646 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	396.7 MB/s (6348 IOPS)	1315.2 MB/s (21043 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	397.2 MB/s (396 IOPS)	3127.6 MB/s (3127 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	314.5 MB/s (80514 IOPS)	610.2 MB/s (156216 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	395.6 MB/s (6329 IOPS)	2899.0 MB/s (46383 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	396.1 MB/s (395 IOPS)	2900.0 MB/s (2899 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	375.5 MB/s (96135 IOPS)	842.2 MB/s (215605 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	396.8 MB/s (6348 IOPS)	3123.3 MB/s (49973 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	397.1 MB/s (396 IOPS)	3127.7 MB/s (3127 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	307.6 MB/s (78751 IOPS)	588.2 MB/s (150580 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	395.6 MB/s (6330 IOPS)	2897.5 MB/s (46359 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	396.1 MB/s (395 IOPS)	2900.6 MB/s (2900 IOPS)

Idle Power	3W	5.4W
Load Power	6.1W	10.1W
Ollama Max Power	8.6W	12.1W
Linpack Max Power	8.7W	20.2W

Ethernet Upload	938 Mbps	2355 Mbps
Ethernet Download	939 Mbps	2359 Mbps

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM Sige7 or the ArmSoM Sige5?

The ArmSoM Sige7 is faster in our testing, scoring 3,139 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 1,440 for the ArmSoM Sige5, a 118% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the ArmSoM Sige7 offers the best performance per dollar: 10.1 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $312.00.

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ArmSoM Sige5 vs ArmSoM Sige7

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

TinyMemBench

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM Sige7 or the ArmSoM Sige5?

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ArmSoM Sige5 vs ArmSoM Sige7

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

TinyMemBench

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM Sige7 or the ArmSoM Sige5?

Which board is the best value?

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