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Orange Pi R1 LTS

Orange Pi R1 LTS

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

7-Zip

2,979 MIPS

multi-core combined

Power draw

3.1W load

Price

$48.13

Performance Summary

The Orange Pi R1 LTS is an ARM single board computer built around the Rockchip RK3328, pairing 4 CPU cores with 1GB of RAM in this configuration. In our testing it reached 2,979 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
RAM1GB
SoC
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz
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Price History

$48.13 at AliExpress, unchanged since 13 October 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.

Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)872 MIPS #100 of 118
Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)2,979 MIPS #97 of 113

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)247 #98 of 118

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)392 #80 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)1.08 kH/s #90 of 108
Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)4.32 kH/s #89 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)224 #84 of 87

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 R1 LTS (1GB)17.2 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)13.7 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)873 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)935 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Orange Pi R1 LTS (1GB)3.1W #32 of 105

Frequently Asked Questions

How much power does the Orange Pi R1 LTS use?

We measured the Orange Pi R1 LTS drawing 3.1W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Orange Pi R1 LTS cost?

The Orange Pi R1 LTS sells for $48.13 at AliExpress as of 25 October 2026 for the 1GB RAM configuration. The price has not changed since we began tracking it on 13 October 2026. Prices are in USD before tax and shipping.

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