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Libre Computer Sweet Potato

Libre Computer Sweet Potato

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

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7-Zip

3,780 MIPS

multi-core combined

Power draw

1.0W load

Price

$60.00

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Libre Computer Sweet Potato sits the Amlogic S905X, giving this ARM board 4 CPU cores alongside 2GB of memory. In our testing it reached 3,780 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

Specification
Libre Computer Sweet Potato
2GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price
$60
AmazonAMZ**AliExpressALI**OFF
RAM2GB
SoC
Amlogic S905X
Mali-450 MP3
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz
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Price History

$60.00 at LoveRPi, unchanged since 12 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.

Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)1,102 MIPS #84 of 118
Multi-Core Combined
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)3,780 MIPS #85 of 113

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)296 #91 of 118

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)463 #76 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)1.21 kH/s #85 of 108
Total
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)4.83 kH/s #82 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)2,083.7 MB/s #40 of 65
memset
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)5,846.2 MB/s #39 of 65

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)441 #71 of 87

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Libre Computer eMMC (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)28.1 MB/s
4K Random Write
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)16.3 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)94 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)94 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Libre Computer Sweet Potato (2GB)1W #2 of 105

Frequently Asked Questions

How much power does the Libre Computer Sweet Potato use?

We measured the Libre Computer Sweet Potato drawing 1.0W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Libre Computer Sweet Potato cost?

The Libre Computer Sweet Potato sells for $60 at the official store (LoveRPi) as of 25 October 2026 for the 2GB RAM configuration. The price has not changed since we began tracking it on 12 September 2026. Prices are in USD before tax and shipping.

See how the Libre Computer Sweet Potato stacks up against another board, side by side.