Orange Pi 6 Plus vs Orange Pi 6

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 26 August 2026

Orange Pi 6 PlusvsOrange Pi 6

Fastest

Orange Pi 6 Plus

7,130 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Orange Pi 6

18.8 GB6 pts/$ at $359

Most efficient

Orange Pi 6 Plus

26.6W under load

Comparison Summary

The Orange Pi 6 Plus and the Orange Pi 6 go head to head below, with every figure taken from our own hands-on testing. In raw CPU performance the Orange Pi 6 Plus leads, its 7,130 Geekbench 6 multi-core score coming in 6% ahead of the Orange Pi 6 at 6,743. Factor in price and the Orange Pi 6 makes the strongest case, working out to 18.8 Geekbench 6 points per dollar at $359.00. The Orange Pi 6 Plus is the most frugal under load, drawing 26.6W (13.3W at idle).

Multiple benchmark runs available. Perfect for seeing how different OS versions, kernels, and carrier boards may impact performance numbers. For example, Raspberry Pi OS vs Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi 5, or official vs third-party carrier boards for your CM5.

Specification	Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)	Orange Pi 6 (16GB) 2 runs available
Basic Specifications
Benchmark Run	—	Debian GNU/Linux 12
Price	$669 AMZALI	$359 AMZALI
RAM	32GB	16GB
SoC	CIX P1 Immortalis-G720 MC10 Arm China Zhouyi (30 TOPS)	CIX P1 Immortalis-G720 MC10 Arm China Zhouyi (30 TOPS)
Architecture	ARM	ARM
CPU Cores	12 cores 4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz 4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz 4× Cortex-A520 @ 1.8GHz	12 cores 4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz 4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz 4× Cortex-A520 @ 1.8GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	6× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.2, 2× USB-C 3.2	6× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.0, 2× USB-C 3.0
Display Ports	1× HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.0, 1× DisplayPort 1.4
Ethernet	2× 5.0Gbps (PoE None)	2× 2.5Gbps (PoE None)
WiFi	N/A	N/A
Bluetooth	N/A	N/A
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None	None
M.2 Slots	M-key PCIe 4.0 x4 (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280) M-key PCIe 4.0 x4 (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280) E-key PCIe 4.0 x2 (2230)	M-key PCIe 4.0 x4 (2280) M-key PCIe 4.0 x4 (2280) E-key ()
PCIe Support	N/A	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	20V/5A	20V/5A
Power Inputs	USB-C	USB-C
GPIO	40-pin	40-pin
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes	Yes
Power Button	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	Yes
Mainline Linux	No	No
Armbian Support	Yes	No

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Environment	Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)	Orange Pi 6 (16GB) 2 runs available
Last Tested	24 August 2026	26 August 2026
System Configuration
OS Version	Orange Pi 1.0.2 Bookworm	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel Version	6.6.89-cix	6.6.89-cix
CPU Governor	performance	performance
GPU Information
GL Renderer	N/A	zink Vulkan 1.3(Mali-G720-Immortalis (ARM_PROPRIETARY))
GL Vendor	N/A	Mesa
GL Version	N/A	4.0 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 24.0.4 (git-a4cd8228ed)
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Crucial P5 Plus 1024GB (M.2 NVMe)	Crucial P5 Plus 1024GB (M.2 NVMe)

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 6 Plus (32GB)

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,328-1%

1,328-1%

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)1,343

1,343

Multi-Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,130

7,130

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)6,743-5%

6,743-5%

Geekbench 7

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,179-1%

1,179-1%

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)1,188

1,188

Multi-Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,038

7,038

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)6,997-1%

6,997-1%

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3,804 MIPS-5%

3,804 MIPS-5%

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)4,023 MIPS

4,023 MIPS

Multi-Core Combined

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)34,167 MIPS

34,167 MIPS

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)33,291 MIPS-3%

33,291 MIPS-3%

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)136.76 GFLOPS

136.76 GFLOPS

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)135.25 GFLOPS-1%

135.25 GFLOPS-1%

Performance/Watt

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3.12 GFLOPS/W-4%

3.12 GFLOPS/W-4%

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)3.25 GFLOPS/W

3.25 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,390

1,390

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)1,392

1,392

Multi Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)10,152

10,152

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)9,404-7%

9,404-7%

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,259

7,259

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)7,238

7,238

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4.83 kH/s

4.83 kH/s

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)4.83 kH/s

4.83 kH/s

Multi Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)42.85 kH/s

42.85 kH/s

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)42.97 kH/s

42.97 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)16,196.5 MB/s

16,196.5 MB/s

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)15,794.5 MB/s-2%

15,794.5 MB/s-2%

memset

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)35,067.7 MB/s-12%

35,067.7 MB/s-12%

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)39,713 MB/s

39,713 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,987

1,987

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)1,901-4%

1,901-4%

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering with OpenGL and Vulkan, plus raw Vulkan compute throughput

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)1080p: 974K: 57

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

SuperTuxKart (Gaming)

Higher FPS is Better

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)1080p Typical: 113 FPS1080p Steady: 91 FPS4K Typical: 31 FPS4K Steady: 25 FPS

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)Tokens/sec: 16.95 tok/sTokens/Watt: 0.56 tok/WTokens/Dollar: 0.07 tok/$

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)885.2 MB/s-5%

885.2 MB/s-5%

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)928.7 MB/s

928.7 MB/s

4K Random Write

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)627 MB/s-5%

627 MB/s-5%

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)663 MB/s

663 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - microSD

Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4K Random Read: 8.2 MB/s4K Random Write: 6.6 MB/s

Only this board has been tested so far, so there is nothing to compare against yet.

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4,682 Mbps

4,682 Mbps

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)2,346 Mbps-50%

2,346 Mbps-50%

Ethernet Down

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4,675 Mbps

4,675 Mbps

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)2,339 Mbps-50%

2,339 Mbps-50%

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)13.3W

13.3W

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)13.7W+3%

13.7W+3%

Load Power

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)26.6W

26.6W

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)26.7W

26.7W

Ollama Max

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)35.7W

35.7W

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)No Data

No Data

Linpack Max

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)43.8W+6%

43.8W+6%

Orange Pi 6 (16GB)41.4W

41.4W

Benchmark	Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)	Orange Pi 6 (16GB) 2 runs available

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	1328	1343
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	7130	6743
Geekbench 7 Single-Core	1179	1188
Geekbench 7 Multi-Core	7038	6997
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	3804 MIPS	4023 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	34167 MIPS	33291 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	3654 MIPS	3901 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	36968 MIPS	34902 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	3954 MIPS	4146 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	31365 MIPS	31681 MIPS
Linpack Performance	136.76 GFLOPS	135.25 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	3.122 GFLOPS/W	3.251 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	1390	1392
UnixBench Multi Core	10152	9404
PassMark CPU Score	7259	7238
CPU Mining Single Core	4.83 kH/s	4.83 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	42.85 kH/s	42.97 kH/s

TinyMemBench memcpy	16196.5 MB/s	15794.5 MB/s
TinyMemBench memset	35067.7 MB/s	39713 MB/s
PassMark RAM Score	1987	1901

glmark2 1080p (OpenGL)	N/A	97
glmark2 4K (OpenGL)	N/A	57
SuperTuxKart 1080p Typical FPS	N/A	113
SuperTuxKart 1080p Steady FPS	N/A	91
SuperTuxKart 4K Typical FPS	N/A	31
SuperTuxKart 4K Steady FPS	N/A	25

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	16.95 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	0.56 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.07 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	30.3W	N/A
deepseek-r1:8b
Tokens per Second	4.83 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	0.14 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.02 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	34.9W	N/A
deepseek-r1:14b
Tokens per Second	3.34 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	0.09 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.01 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	35.7W	N/A

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	36.3 MB/s (9308 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 64K	34.8 MB/s (557 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 1M	37.5 MB/s (37 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 4K	18.7 MB/s (4809 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 64K	18.4 MB/s (295 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 1M	19.8 MB/s (19 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 4K	8.2 MB/s (2114 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 64K	27.7 MB/s (444 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 1M	37.0 MB/s (36 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 4K	6.6 MB/s (1689 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 64K	15.9 MB/s (254 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 1M	19.6 MB/s (19 IOPS)	N/A

Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB)
Sequential Read 4K	946.9 MB/s (242406 IOPS)	991.8 MB/s (253914 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	1306.7 MB/s (20907 IOPS)	1321.7 MB/s (21147 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	4239.3 MB/s (4238 IOPS)	4217.1 MB/s (4216 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	649.8 MB/s (166370 IOPS)	684.8 MB/s (175328 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	4423.3 MB/s (70772 IOPS)	4611.9 MB/s (73790 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	4420.0 MB/s (4419 IOPS)	4609.7 MB/s (4609 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	885.2 MB/s (226625 IOPS)	928.7 MB/s (237761 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	4181.7 MB/s (66907 IOPS)	4708.1 MB/s (75329 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	5983.7 MB/s (5983 IOPS)	5978.8 MB/s (5978 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	627.0 MB/s (160531 IOPS)	663.0 MB/s (169747 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	4406.9 MB/s (70511 IOPS)	4590.7 MB/s (73451 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	4423.5 MB/s (4423 IOPS)	4607.7 MB/s (4607 IOPS)

Idle Power	13.3W	13.7W
Load Power	26.6W	26.7W
Ollama Max Power	35.7W	N/A
Linpack Max Power	43.8W	41.4W

Ethernet Upload	4682 Mbps	2346 Mbps
Ethernet Download	4675 Mbps	2339 Mbps

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Orange Pi 6 cooler comparison52°C peak with stock cooling · 2 cooling setups tested

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Orange Pi 6?

The Orange Pi 6 Plus is faster in our testing, scoring 7,130 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 6,743 for the Orange Pi 6, a 6% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Orange Pi 6 offers the best performance per dollar: 18.8 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $359.00.

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Comparison Summary

Test Environment

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

Geekbench 7

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

TinyMemBench

PassMark RAM

GPU Performance

glmark2 (OpenGL)

SuperTuxKart (Gaming)

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

fio Storage Performance - microSD

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Orange Pi 6?

Which board is the best value?

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Comparison Summary

Test Environment

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

Geekbench 7

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

TinyMemBench

PassMark RAM

GPU Performance

glmark2 (OpenGL)

SuperTuxKart (Gaming)

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

fio Storage Performance - microSD

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Orange Pi 6?

Which board is the best value?

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