Orange Pi Zero 2Mango Pi MQ Quad

Orange Pi Zero 2 vs Mango Pi MQ Quad

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

Orange Pi Zero 2vsMango Pi MQ Quad

Fastest

Orange Pi Zero 2

3,690 MIPS 7-Zip multi-core

Best value

Orange Pi Zero 2

123 MIPS/$ at $30

Most efficient

Orange Pi Zero 2

2.2W under load

Comparison Summary

The Orange Pi Zero 2 and the Mango Pi MQ Quad go head to head below, with every figure taken from our own hands-on testing. If power budget matters, the Orange Pi Zero 2 draws the least at 2.2W under load (1.2W at idle).

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Specification
Basic Specifications
Price
$36.77
RAM1GB1GB
SoC
Mali-G31 MP2
Mali-G31 MP2
ArchitectureARMARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz
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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

Read our comprehensive reviews from bret.dk featuring data and benchmarks from sbc.compare:

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Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)1,094 MIPS
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)1,066 MIPS-3%
Multi-Core Combined
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)3,690 MIPS
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)3,669 MIPS-1%

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)333-6%
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)353
Multi Core
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)1,113
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)1,117

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)478
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)465-3%

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)1.25 kH/s-5%
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)1.32 kH/s
Multi Core
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)4.82 kH/s-8%
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)5.26 kH/s

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)320
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)305-5%

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 Zero 2 (1GB)6.5 MB/s
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)6.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)8.3 MB/s-9%
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)9.1 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)Ethernet Up: 883 MbpsEthernet Down: 941 Mbps

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

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)1.2W+9%
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)1.1W
Load Power
Orange Pi Zero 2 (1GB)2.2W
Mango Pi MQ Quad (1GB)2.3W+5%

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