Broadcom SoC Boards & Benchmarks

Founded:1961

Location:San Jose, California, USA

Broadcom Inc. is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Their SoCs power the popular Raspberry Pi series and are known for their reliability, integrated GPU capabilities, and strong ecosystem support.

6 SoC models, 17 boards

Fastest chip

BCM2712

11,095 MIPS best 7-Zip result

Most tested chip

BCM2712

7 boards benchmarked

Broadcom Chips We Have Tested

Every system on chip below has benchmark results from real boards, tested with our standardised methodology.

BCM2712

4x Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz

VideoCore VII

7 boards tested11,095 MIPS

BCM2711

4x Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz

VideoCore VI

3 boards tested4,578 MIPS

BCM2837B0

4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz

VideoCore IV

1 board tested2,110 MIPS

BCM2710A1

4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.0GHz

VideoCore

2 boards tested1,705 MIPS

BCM2836

4x Cortex-A7 @ 0.9GHz

VideoCore IV

1 board tested1,349 MIPS

BCM2835

1x ARM1176JZF-S @ 0.7GHz

VideoCore IV

3 boards tested

Benchmark Results

#	Board	Price	SoC Model	Architecture	Single-Core (MIPS)	Multi-Core (MIPS)
1	Raspberry Pi 500 8GB LPDDR4X Raspberry Pi 500 8GB LPDDR4X	$150	BCM2712 Broadcom	ARM	3,415	11,095
2	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 4GB LPDDR4X Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 4GB LPDDR4X	$100	BCM2712 Broadcom	ARM	3,333	11,012
3	Raspberry Pi 500+ 16GB LPDDR4X Raspberry Pi 500+ 16GB LPDDR4X	$350	BCM2712 Broadcom	ARM	3,380	10,975
4	Raspberry Pi 5 16GB LPDDR4X Raspberry Pi 5 16GB LPDDR4X	$245	BCM2712 Broadcom	ARM	3,310	10,953
5	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB LPDDR4X Raspberry Pi 5 8GB LPDDR4X	$145	BCM2712 Broadcom	ARM	3,332	10,909
6	Raspberry Pi 5 4GB LPDDR4X Raspberry Pi 5 4GB LPDDR4X	$95	BCM2712 Broadcom	ARM	3,340	10,898
7	Raspberry Pi 5 2GB LPDDR4X Raspberry Pi 5 2GB LPDDR4X	$55	BCM2712 Broadcom	ARM	3,321	9,979
8	Raspberry Pi 400 4GB LPDDR4 Raspberry Pi 400 4GB LPDDR4	$80	BCM2711 Broadcom	ARM	1,675	4,578
9	Raspberry Pi 4 2GB LPDDR4 Raspberry Pi 4 2GB LPDDR4	$49	BCM2711 Broadcom	ARM	1,462	4,027
10	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) 2GB Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) 2GB	$68	BCM2711 Broadcom	ARM	1,434	3,994
11	Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) 1GB LPDDR2 Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) 1GB LPDDR2	$35	BCM2837B0 Broadcom	ARM	845	2,110
12	Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W 512MB Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W 512MB	$15	BCM2710A1 Broadcom	ARM	658	1,705
13	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) 512MB LPDDR2 Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) 512MB LPDDR2	$60	BCM2710A1 Broadcom	ARM	664	1,676
14	Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B) 1GB Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B) 1GB	$35	BCM2836 Broadcom	ARM	485	1,349
-	Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) 256MB DDR2 Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A+) 256MB DDR2	$25	BCM2835 Broadcom	ARM	197	N/A
-	Raspberry Pi 1 (Model B) 512MB Raspberry Pi 1 (Model B) 512MB	$35	BCM2835 Broadcom	ARM	211	N/A
-	Raspberry Pi Zero W 512MB LPDDR2 Raspberry Pi Zero W 512MB LPDDR2	$15	BCM2835 Broadcom	ARM	313	N/A

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Scores are 7-Zip compression performance in MIPS (millions of instructions per second); higher is better. View 7-Zip rankings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the fastest Broadcom board?

Based on our 7-Zip multi-core compression testing, the Raspberry Pi 500 8GB is the fastest Broadcom board we have benchmarked, scoring 11,095 MIPS.

Which Broadcom board offers the best value?

The Raspberry Pi 5 2GB currently offers the strongest performance per dollar of the Broadcom boards we have tested, delivering 9,979 MIPS in 7-Zip multi-core compression at $55.00.

How many Broadcom boards have been benchmarked?

We have hands-on benchmark results for 14 Broadcom boards, with 7-Zip multi-core scores ranging from 1,349 to 11,095 MIPS. Every result comes from our own testing on real hardware.