Orange Pi 4A

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 23 October 2026

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Geekbench 6

1,040

multi-core · 250 single-core

Power draw

4.9W load

2.0W idle

Price

$81.00

Performance Summary

Orange Pi's 4A runs on the Allwinner T527, an ARM chip with 8 cores, and ships here with 4GB of RAM. Our benchmarks put its Geekbench 6 result at 1,040 multi-core and 250 single-core, with 7-Zip compression reaching 9,161 MIPS. It also delivered 21.67 GFLOPS in our Linpack run. It sips 2.0W when idle, rising to 4.9W under full load.

Specification	Orange Pi 4A 4GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price	$81 AMZALI
RAM	4GB
SoC	Allwinner T527 Mali-G57 NPU (2 TOPS)
Architecture	ARM
CPU Cores	8 cores 4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.4GHz 4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	N/A
Display Ports	1× HDMI 2.0
Ethernet	1.0Gbps
WiFi	802.11ac
Bluetooth	5.0, BLE
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None
M.2 Slots	M-key PCIe 2.0 x1 (2280)
PCIe Support	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	5.1V
Power Inputs	USB-C
GPIO	40-pin RPi compatible
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes
Power Button	Yes
Fan Header	Yes
Mainline Linux	No
Armbian Support	Community

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Environment	Orange Pi 4A 4GB RAM
Last Tested	11 October 2025
System Configuration
OS Version	Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Kernel Version	5.15.147-sun55iw3
CPU Governor	performance
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Orange Pi 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.

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)250 #53 of 72

250 #53 of 72

Multi-Core

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)1,040 #44 of 72

1,040 #44 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)1,562 MIPS #54 of 118

1,562 MIPS #54 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)9,161 MIPS #46 of 113

9,161 MIPS #46 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)21.67 GFLOPS #39 of 80

21.67 GFLOPS #39 of 80

Performance/Watt

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)2.1 GFLOPS/W #42 of 74

2.1 GFLOPS/W #42 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)564 #45 of 118

564 #45 of 118

Multi Core

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)3,250 #45 of 109

3,250 #45 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)1,216 #46 of 96

1,216 #46 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)1.73 kH/s #63 of 108

1.73 kH/s #63 of 108

Total

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)12.34 kH/s #47 of 104

12.34 kH/s #47 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)678 #51 of 87

678 #51 of 87

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)4.84 tok/s #36 of 66

4.84 tok/s #36 of 66

Tokens/Watt

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)0.73 tok/W #29 of 64

0.73 tok/W #29 of 64

Tokens/Dollar

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)0.06 tok/$ #18 of 59

0.06 tok/$ #18 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

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)7.9 MB/s

7.9 MB/s

4K Random Write

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)13.5 MB/s

13.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Orange Pi 32GB (32GB eMMC)

4K Random Read

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)79.4 MB/s

79.4 MB/s

4K Random Write

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)45.7 MB/s

45.7 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Higher Speeds are Better • Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB M.2 NVMe)

4K Random Read

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)255.4 MB/s

255.4 MB/s

4K Random Write

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)157.7 MB/s

157.7 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)942 Mbps

942 Mbps

Ethernet Down

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)940 Mbps

940 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)2W #35 of 74

2W #35 of 74

Load Power

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)4.9W #47 of 105

4.9W #47 of 105

Ollama Max

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)6.6W #21 of 64

6.6W #21 of 64

Linpack Max

Orange Pi 4A (4GB)10.3W #41 of 75

10.3W #41 of 75

Benchmark	Orange Pi 4A 4GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	250
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	1040
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	1562 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	9161 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	1289 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	6529 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	1835 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	11793 MIPS
Linpack Performance	21.667 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	2.1 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	564
UnixBench Multi Core	3250
PassMark CPU Score	1216
CPU Mining Single Core	1.73 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	12.34 kH/s

PassMark RAM Score	678

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	4.84 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.73 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.06 tok/$
Max Power	6.6W

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	48.0 MB/s (12302 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	41.5 MB/s (663 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	67.0 MB/s (66 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	15.8 MB/s (4069 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	24.3 MB/s (388 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	57.8 MB/s (57 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	7.9 MB/s (2041 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	37.1 MB/s (593 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	66.1 MB/s (65 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	13.5 MB/s (3463 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	44.2 MB/s (707 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	62.0 MB/s (61 IOPS)

Orange Pi 32GB (32GB)
Sequential Read 4K	77.8 MB/s (19925 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	26.0 MB/s (416 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	172.4 MB/s (171 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	56.3 MB/s (14434 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	120.2 MB/s (1923 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	140.8 MB/s (140 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	79.4 MB/s (20336 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	172.0 MB/s (2751 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	173.2 MB/s (172 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	45.7 MB/s (11715 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	121.1 MB/s (1937 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	140.6 MB/s (140 IOPS)

Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB)
Sequential Read 4K	265.2 MB/s (67892 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	379.8 MB/s (6076 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	380.2 MB/s (379 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	161.9 MB/s (41470 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	377.3 MB/s (6037 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	377.8 MB/s (377 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	255.4 MB/s (65403 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	372.6 MB/s (5962 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	379.7 MB/s (379 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	157.7 MB/s (40385 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	364.6 MB/s (5833 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	376.3 MB/s (375 IOPS)

Idle Power	2W
Load Power	4.9W
Ollama Max Power	6.6W
Linpack Max Power	10.3W

Ethernet Upload	942 Mbps
Ethernet Download	940 Mbps

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Orange Pi 4A?

In our testing the Orange Pi 4A scored 1,040 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 250 in single-core, with 9,161 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Orange Pi 4A use?

We measured the Orange Pi 4A drawing 2.0W at idle and 4.9W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Orange Pi 4A cost?

The Orange Pi 4A is listed at $81.00 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

See how the Orange Pi 4A stacks up against another board, side by side.

Orange Pi 4A

Performance Summary

Test Environment

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Orange Pi 4A?

How much power does the Orange Pi 4A use?

How much does the Orange Pi 4A cost?

Orange Pi 4A

Performance Summary

Test Environment

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Orange Pi 4A?

How much power does the Orange Pi 4A use?

How much does the Orange Pi 4A cost?

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