Banana Pi M4 Zero

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 10 October 2026

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Geekbench 6

429

multi-core · 145 single-core

Power draw

2.1W load

1.2W idle

Price

$118.00

Performance Summary

The Banana Pi M4 Zero is an ARM single board computer built around the Allwinner H618, pairing 4 CPU cores with 4GB of RAM in this configuration. Benchmarked on real hardware, it managed 429 points in Geekbench 6 multi-core (145 single-core) and pushed 3,785 MIPS through 7-Zip compression. It also delivered 10.68 GFLOPS in our Linpack run. Power draw measured 1.2W at idle and 2.1W under load.

Specification	Banana Pi M4 Zero 4GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price	$118 AMZALIOFF
RAM	4GB
SoC	Allwinner H618 Mali-G31 MP2
Architecture	ARM
CPU Cores	4 cores 4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	1× USB ports 1× USB-C 2.0
Display Ports	1× mini-HDMI 2.0a
Ethernet	N/A
WiFi	802.11n K019
Bluetooth	5.0, BLE K019
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None
M.2 Slots	N/A
PCIe Support	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	5.1V
Power Inputs	USB-C
GPIO	40-pin RPi compatible
Features
Real-Time Clock	No
Power Button	Yes
Fan Header	No
Mainline Linux	No
Armbian Support	Official

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Price History

$118.00 at Banana Pi Shop, unchanged since 22 September 2026. Checked daily since 22 September 2026 (34 days). Low $118, high $137.08 in this window.

Official store · Banana Pi Shop$118 In stock
AliExpress$122.86

Recent price changes

13 October 2026AliExpress: $137.08 → $122.86, price drop

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

Environment	Banana Pi M4 Zero 4GB RAM
Last Tested	20 November 2025
System Configuration
OS Version	Armbian 25.11.0-trunk.38 trixie
Kernel Version	6.12.47-current-sunxi64
CPU Governor	performance
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Banana Pi M4 Zero 32GB (eMMC)

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.

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)145 #62 of 72

145 #62 of 72

Multi-Core

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)429 #64 of 72

429 #64 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)1,105 MIPS #83 of 118

1,105 MIPS #83 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)3,785 MIPS #83 of 113

3,785 MIPS #83 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)10.68 GFLOPS #58 of 80

10.68 GFLOPS #58 of 80

Performance/Watt

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)2.64 GFLOPS/W #20 of 74

2.64 GFLOPS/W #20 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)360 #68 of 118

360 #68 of 118

Multi Core

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)1,261 #68 of 109

1,261 #68 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)476 #72 of 96

476 #72 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)1.37 kH/s #77 of 108

1.37 kH/s #77 of 108

Total

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)5.45 kH/s #76 of 104

5.45 kH/s #76 of 104

MAME: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

Higher Speed is Better

Emulation Speed

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)186.37% #13 of 22

186.37% #13 of 22

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)1,404.4 MB/s #47 of 65

1,404.4 MB/s #47 of 65

memset

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)5,846.3 MB/s #38 of 65

5,846.3 MB/s #38 of 65

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)418 #75 of 87

418 #75 of 87

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)2.44 tok/s #52 of 66

2.44 tok/s #52 of 66

Tokens/Watt

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)0.9 tok/W #18 of 64

0.9 tok/W #18 of 64

Tokens/Dollar

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)0.02 tok/$ #51 of 59

0.02 tok/$ #51 of 59

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

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)6.6 MB/s

6.6 MB/s

4K Random Write

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)8.5 MB/s

8.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Banana Pi M4 Zero (32GB eMMC)

4K Random Read

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)18.5 MB/s

18.5 MB/s

4K Random Write

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)13.8 MB/s

13.8 MB/s

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)1.2W #15 of 74

1.2W #15 of 74

Load Power

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)2.1W #14 of 105

2.1W #14 of 105

Ollama Max

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)2.7W #4 of 64

2.7W #4 of 64

Linpack Max

Banana Pi M4 Zero (4GB)4W #6 of 75

4W #6 of 75

Benchmark	Banana Pi M4 Zero 4GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	145
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	429
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	1105 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	3785 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	868 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	2424 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	1342 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	5145 MIPS
Linpack Performance	10.683 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	2.64 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	360
UnixBench Multi Core	1261
PassMark CPU Score	476
CPU Mining Single Core	1.37 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	5.45 kH/s
MAME: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	186.37%

TinyMemBench memcpy	1404.4 MB/s
TinyMemBench memset	5846.3 MB/s
PassMark RAM Score	418

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	2.44 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.9 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.02 tok/$
Max Power	2.7W

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	10.9 MB/s (2798 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	19.3 MB/s (308 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	22.1 MB/s (21 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	6.4 MB/s (1655 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	10.7 MB/s (170 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	21.1 MB/s (20 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	6.6 MB/s (1693 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	17.7 MB/s (283 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	21.9 MB/s (21 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	8.5 MB/s (2187 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	18.4 MB/s (294 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	22.0 MB/s (21 IOPS)

Banana Pi M4 Zero (32GB)
Sequential Read 4K	20.4 MB/s (5238 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	71.9 MB/s (1151 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	101.2 MB/s (100 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	14.0 MB/s (3592 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	86.6 MB/s (1385 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	84.0 MB/s (83 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	18.5 MB/s (4741 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	81.2 MB/s (1299 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	104.2 MB/s (103 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	13.8 MB/s (3536 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	85.4 MB/s (1366 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	84.5 MB/s (84 IOPS)

Idle Power	1.2W
Load Power	2.1W
Ollama Max Power	2.7W
Linpack Max Power	4W

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Banana Pi M4 Zero?

In our testing the Banana Pi M4 Zero scored 429 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 145 in single-core, with 3,785 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Banana Pi M4 Zero use?

We measured the Banana Pi M4 Zero drawing 1.2W at idle and 2.1W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Banana Pi M4 Zero cost?

The Banana Pi M4 Zero sells for $118 at the official store (Banana Pi Shop) as of 25 October 2026 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Since we began tracking it on 22 September 2026 the price has ranged from $118 to $137.08. Prices are in USD before tax and shipping.

See how the Banana Pi M4 Zero stacks up against another board, side by side.

Banana Pi M4 Zero

Performance Summary

Price History

Recent price changes

Test Environment

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

MAME: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

Memory Performance

TinyMemBench

PassMark RAM

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Banana Pi M4 Zero?

How much power does the Banana Pi M4 Zero use?

How much does the Banana Pi M4 Zero cost?

Banana Pi M4 Zero

Performance Summary

Price History

Recent price changes

Test Environment

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

MAME: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

Memory Performance

TinyMemBench

PassMark RAM

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Banana Pi M4 Zero?

How much power does the Banana Pi M4 Zero use?

How much does the Banana Pi M4 Zero cost?

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