BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco
Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data
Tested by Bret Weber Last updated
Power draw
1.7W load
1.4W idle
Price
$42.00
RRP
Performance Summary
At the heart of the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco sits the Texas Instruments Sitara AM3358, giving this ARM board 1 CPU cores alongside 512MB of memory. Power draw measured 1.4W at idle and 1.7W under load.
| Specification | BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (512MB) |
|---|---|
| Basic Specifications | |
| Price | $42* |
| RAM | 512MB |
| SoC | |
| Architecture | ARM |
| CPU Cores | 1 cores 1× Cortex-A8 @ 0.8GHz |
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.
CPU Performance
Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads
UnixBench
Higher Scores are Better
CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)
Higher Hashrates are Better
Memory Performance
Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks
TinyMemBench
Higher Bandwidth is Better
Storage Performance
Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO
fio Storage Performance - microSD
Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)
fio Storage Performance - eMMC
Higher Speeds are Better • BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco (16GB eMMC)
Network Performance
Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3
iPerf3 Network Performance
Higher Speeds are Better
Power & Thermal
Power consumption at idle and under various workloads
Power Consumption
Lower is "Better"
Frequently Asked Questions
How much power does the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco use?
We measured the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco drawing 1.4W at idle and 1.7W under sustained CPU load.
How much does the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco cost?
The BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco has a manufacturer's recommended price of $42.00 for the 512MB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.
See how the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green Eco stacks up against another board, side by side.