Orange Pi 6 Plus vs Radxa Dragon Q8B

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 2 October 2026

Orange Pi 6 PlusvsRadxa Dragon Q8B

Fastest

Orange Pi 6 Plus

7,130 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Orange Pi 6 Plus

10.7 GB6 pts/$ at $669

Most efficient

Radxa Dragon Q8B

25.1W under load

Comparison Summary

This comparison puts the Orange Pi 6 Plus and the Radxa Dragon Q8B side by side using benchmark results from our own testing of each board. CPU performance is close: the Orange Pi 6 Plus scores 7,130 in Geekbench 6 multi-core against 7,058 for the Radxa Dragon Q8B, a gap of just 1%. For budget-focused builds, the Orange Pi 6 Plus wins the value contest at 10.7 multi-core points per dollar at $669.00. The Radxa Dragon Q8B is the most frugal under load, drawing 25.1W (5.9W at idle).

Read our individual reviews:

Radxa Dragon Q8B →

Specification	Orange Pi 6 Plus 32GB RAM	Radxa Dragon Q8B 32GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Tested Setup	Standard
Price	$669 AMZALI	$676.99
RAM	32GB	32GB
SoC	CIX P1 Immortalis-G720 MC10 Arm China Zhouyi (30 TOPS)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm® Adreno 690 Qualcomm Hexagon (15 TOPS)
Architecture	ARM	ARM
CPU Cores	12 cores 4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz 4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz 4× Cortex-A520 @ 1.8GHz	8 cores 4× Cortex-X1 @ 3.0GHz 4× Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	6× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.2, 2× USB-C 3.2	4× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.1
Display Ports	1× HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.1
Ethernet	2× 5.0Gbps (PoE None)	2× 2.5Gbps (PoE via HAT)
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 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2 (2280) M-key NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2 (2280) E-key M.2 (2230)
PCIe Support	N/A	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	20V/5A	12-20V
Power Inputs	USB-C	PoE+ HAT, USB-C
GPIO	40-pin	40-pin RPi compatible
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes	Yes
Power Button	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	Yes
Mainline Linux	No	No
Armbian Support	Yes	Community

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Environment	Orange Pi 6 Plus 32GB RAM	Radxa Dragon Q8B 32GB RAM
Last Tested	13 November 2025	16 July 2026
System Configuration
OS Version	Orange Pi 1.0.2 Bookworm	Armbian 26.8.0-trunk.376 forky
Kernel Version	6.6.89-cix	7.0.11-vendor-sc8280xp
CPU Governor	performance	performance
GPU Information
GL Renderer	N/A	FD690
GL Vendor	N/A	freedreno
GL Version	N/A	4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 26.1.4-1
Vulkan Device	N/A	Turnip Adreno (TM) 690
Vulkan Driver Version	N/A	109056004
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.

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Detailed Reviews

Full write-ups on bret.dk, using the same benchmark data:

•Radxa Dragon Q8B Review

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)

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 21% slower #3 of 72

1,328 21% slower #3 of 72

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)1,683 #1 of 72

1,683 #1 of 72

Multi-Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,130 #1 of 72

7,130 #1 of 72

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)7,058 1% slower #2 of 72

7,058 1% slower #2 of 72

Geekbench 7

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,179 21% slower #3 of 11

1,179 21% slower #3 of 11

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)1,492 #1 of 11

1,492 #1 of 11

Multi-Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,038 5% slower #2 of 7

7,038 5% slower #2 of 7

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)7,407 #1 of 7

7,407 #1 of 7

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3,804 MIPS 15% slower #6 of 118

3,804 MIPS 15% slower #6 of 118

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)4,467 MIPS #1 of 118

4,467 MIPS #1 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)34,167 MIPS 6% slower #2 of 113

34,167 MIPS 6% slower #2 of 113

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)36,243 MIPS #1 of 113

36,243 MIPS #1 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)136.76 GFLOPS 13% slower #3 of 80

136.76 GFLOPS 13% slower #3 of 80

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)156.38 GFLOPS #1 of 80

156.38 GFLOPS #1 of 80

Performance/Watt

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3.12 GFLOPS/W #10 of 74

3.12 GFLOPS/W #10 of 74

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)3.1 GFLOPS/W 1% slower #11 of 74

3.1 GFLOPS/W 1% slower #11 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,390 18% slower #15 of 118

1,390 18% slower #15 of 118

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)1,703 #1 of 118

1,703 #1 of 118

Multi Core

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)10,152 #1 of 109

10,152 #1 of 109

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)9,965 2% slower #2 of 109

9,965 2% slower #2 of 109

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4.83 kH/s 24% slower #8 of 108

4.83 kH/s 24% slower #8 of 108

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)6.33 kH/s #3 of 108

6.33 kH/s #3 of 108

Total

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)42.85 kH/s 4% slower #4 of 104

42.85 kH/s 4% slower #4 of 104

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)44.68 kH/s #1 of 104

44.68 kH/s #1 of 104

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)CPU Score: 7,259#2 of 96

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

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)16,196.5 MB/s 11% slower #3 of 65

16,196.5 MB/s 11% slower #3 of 65

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)18,181 MB/s #1 of 65

18,181 MB/s #1 of 65

memset

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)35,067.7 MB/s 17% slower #5 of 65

35,067.7 MB/s 17% slower #5 of 65

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)42,178.9 MB/s #1 of 65

42,178.9 MB/s #1 of 65

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)RAM Score: 1,987#4 of 87

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

GPU Performance

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

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)1080p: 1,457#2 of 274K: 480#3 of 20

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

vkmark (Vulkan)

Higher Scores are Better

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)1080p: 900#4 of 64K: 996#1 of 6

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

SuperTuxKart (Gaming)

Higher FPS is Better

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)1080p Typical: 153 FPS#1 of 111080p Steady: 100 FPS#1 of 114K Typical: 45 FPS#1 of 94K Steady: 34 FPS#1 of 8

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

Tokens/sec

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)16.95 tok/s 22% slower #4 of 66

16.95 tok/s 22% slower #4 of 66

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)21.85 tok/s #2 of 66

21.85 tok/s #2 of 66

Tokens/Watt

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)0.56 tok/W 38% slower #46 of 64

0.56 tok/W 38% slower #46 of 64

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)0.91 tok/W #17 of 64

0.91 tok/W #17 of 64

Tokens/Dollar

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)0.07 tok/$ #12 of 59

0.07 tok/$ #12 of 59

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)0.03 tok/$ 2.3× slower #41 of 59

0.03 tok/$ 2.3× slower #41 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 6 Plus (32GB)8.2 MB/s 2.5× slower

8.2 MB/s 2.5× slower

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)20.3 MB/s

20.3 MB/s

4K Random Write

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)6.6 MB/s 2.2× slower

6.6 MB/s 2.2× slower

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)14.3 MB/s

14.3 MB/s

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 21% slower

885.2 MB/s 21% slower

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)1,120.4 MB/s

1,120.4 MB/s

4K Random Write

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)627 MB/s 42% slower

627 MB/s 42% slower

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)1,086.5 MB/s

1,086.5 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - UFS

Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa UFS (128GB UFS)

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)4K Random Read: 501.1 MB/s4K Random Write: 255.1 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

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)2,342 Mbps 50% slower

2,342 Mbps 50% slower

Ethernet Down

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

4,675 Mbps

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)2,339 Mbps 50% slower

2,339 Mbps 50% slower

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)13.3W 2.3× more #73 of 74

13.3W 2.3× more #73 of 74

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)5.9W #71 of 74

5.9W #71 of 74

Load Power

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)26.6W 6% more #104 of 105

26.6W 6% more #104 of 105

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)25.1W #103 of 105

25.1W #103 of 105

Ollama Max

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)35.7W 28% more #64 of 64

35.7W 28% more #64 of 64

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)27.9W #62 of 64

27.9W #62 of 64

Linpack Max

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)43.8W #74 of 75

43.8W #74 of 75

Radxa Dragon Q8B (32GB)50.3W 15% more #75 of 75

50.3W 15% more #75 of 75

Benchmark	Orange Pi 6 Plus 32GB RAM	Radxa Dragon Q8B 32GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	1328	1683
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	7130	7058
Geekbench 7 Single-Core	1179	1492
Geekbench 7 Multi-Core	7038	7407
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	3804 MIPS	4467 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	34167 MIPS	36243 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	3654 MIPS	3983 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	36968 MIPS	41503 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	3954 MIPS	4950 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	31365 MIPS	30983 MIPS
Linpack Performance	136.76 GFLOPS	156.38 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	3.122 GFLOPS/W	3.097 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	1390	1703
UnixBench Multi Core	10152	9965
PassMark CPU Score	7259	N/A
CPU Mining Single Core	4.83 kH/s	6.33 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	42.85 kH/s	44.68 kH/s

TinyMemBench memcpy	16196.5 MB/s	18181 MB/s
TinyMemBench memset	35067.7 MB/s	42178.9 MB/s
PassMark RAM Score	1987	N/A

glmark2 1080p (OpenGL)	N/A	1457
glmark2 4K (OpenGL)	N/A	480
vkmark 1080p (Vulkan)	N/A	900
vkmark 4K (Vulkan)	N/A	996
SuperTuxKart 1080p Typical FPS	N/A	153
SuperTuxKart 1080p Steady FPS	N/A	100
SuperTuxKart 4K Typical FPS	N/A	45
SuperTuxKart 4K Steady FPS	N/A	34

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	16.95 tok/s	21.85 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.56 tok/W	0.91 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.07 tok/$	0.03 tok/$
Max Power	30.3W	23.93W
deepseek-r1:8b
Tokens per Second	4.83 tok/s	5.57 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.14 tok/W	0.22 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.02 tok/$	0.01 tok/$
Max Power	34.9W	25.57W
deepseek-r1:14b
Tokens per Second	3.34 tok/s	3.24 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.09 tok/W	0.12 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.01 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	35.7W	28.06W

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	36.3 MB/s (9308 IOPS)	25.1 MB/s (6438 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	34.8 MB/s (557 IOPS)	71.0 MB/s (1135 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	37.5 MB/s (37 IOPS)	65.2 MB/s (64 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	18.7 MB/s (4809 IOPS)	10.7 MB/s (2748 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	18.4 MB/s (295 IOPS)	53.8 MB/s (861 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	19.8 MB/s (19 IOPS)	48.4 MB/s (47 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	8.2 MB/s (2114 IOPS)	20.3 MB/s (5219 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	27.7 MB/s (444 IOPS)	51.8 MB/s (828 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	37.0 MB/s (36 IOPS)	71.4 MB/s (70 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	6.6 MB/s (1689 IOPS)	14.3 MB/s (3665 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	15.9 MB/s (254 IOPS)	52.4 MB/s (838 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	19.6 MB/s (19 IOPS)	52.0 MB/s (51 IOPS)

Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB)
Sequential Read 4K	946.9 MB/s (242406 IOPS)	1137.1 MB/s (291121 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	1306.7 MB/s (20907 IOPS)	1308.5 MB/s (20935 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	4239.3 MB/s (4238 IOPS)	3096.4 MB/s (3095 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	649.8 MB/s (166370 IOPS)	1103.9 MB/s (282609 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	4423.3 MB/s (70772 IOPS)	2698.8 MB/s (43181 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	4420.0 MB/s (4419 IOPS)	2828.5 MB/s (2827 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	885.2 MB/s (226625 IOPS)	1120.4 MB/s (286836 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	4181.7 MB/s (66907 IOPS)	2799.7 MB/s (44794 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	5983.7 MB/s (5983 IOPS)	3095.7 MB/s (3095 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	627.0 MB/s (160531 IOPS)	1086.5 MB/s (278152 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	4406.9 MB/s (70511 IOPS)	2702.9 MB/s (43246 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	4423.5 MB/s (4423 IOPS)	2828.0 MB/s (2827 IOPS)

Radxa UFS (128GB)
Sequential Read 4K	N/A	576.5 MB/s (147593 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	N/A	304.5 MB/s (4871 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	N/A	1846.0 MB/s (1845 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	N/A	271.9 MB/s (69610 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	N/A	263.9 MB/s (4222 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	N/A	275.9 MB/s (275 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	N/A	501.1 MB/s (128292 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	N/A	1832.6 MB/s (29322 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	N/A	1950.2 MB/s (1949 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	N/A	255.1 MB/s (65318 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	N/A	262.1 MB/s (4194 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	N/A	271.9 MB/s (271 IOPS)

Idle Power	13.3W	5.9W
Load Power	26.6W	25.1W
Ollama Max Power	35.7W	27.9W
Linpack Max Power	43.8W	50.3W

Ethernet Upload	4682 Mbps	2342 Mbps
Ethernet Download	4675 Mbps	2339 Mbps

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Radxa Dragon Q8B cooler comparison51°C peak with stock cooling · 1 cooling setup tested

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Radxa Dragon Q8B?

The Orange Pi 6 Plus is faster in our testing, scoring 7,130 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 7,058 for the Radxa Dragon Q8B, a 1% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Orange Pi 6 Plus offers the best performance per dollar: 10.7 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $669.00.

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Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

Geekbench 7

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

PassMark CPU

Memory Performance

TinyMemBench

PassMark RAM

GPU Performance

glmark2 (OpenGL)

vkmark (Vulkan)

SuperTuxKart (Gaming)

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

fio Storage Performance - UFS

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

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Orange Pi 6 Plus vs Radxa Dragon Q8B

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

Geekbench 7

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

PassMark CPU

Memory Performance

TinyMemBench

PassMark RAM

GPU Performance

glmark2 (OpenGL)

vkmark (Vulkan)

SuperTuxKart (Gaming)

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

fio Storage Performance - UFS

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 Radxa Dragon Q8B?

Which board is the best value?

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