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Orange Pi Zero 2W

Orange Pi Zero 2W

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

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Geekbench 6

429

multi-core · 145 single-core

Power draw

2.2W load

1.2W idle

Price

$40.00

Performance Summary

The Orange Pi Zero 2W is an ARM single board computer built around the Allwinner H618, pairing 4 CPU cores with 4GB of RAM in this configuration. Benchmarked on real hardware, it managed 429 points in Geekbench 6 multi-core (145 single-core) and pushed 3,797 MIPS through 7-Zip compression. It also delivered 10.69 GFLOPS in our Linpack run. Power draw measured 1.2W at idle and 2.2W under load.

Specification
Orange Pi Zero 2W
4GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price
$40
AmazonAMZ**AliExpressALI**
RAM4GB
SoC
Allwinner H618
Mali-G31 MP2
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
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.

Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)145 #62 of 72
Multi-Core
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)429 #64 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)1,109 MIPS #80 of 118
Multi-Core Combined
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)3,797 MIPS #82 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)10.69 GFLOPS #57 of 80
Performance/Watt
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)2.67 GFLOPS/W #18 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)377 #65 of 118
Multi Core
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)1,317 #66 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)475 #73 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)1.38 kH/s #75 of 108
Total
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)5.5 kH/s #75 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)426 #74 of 87

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)2.31 tok/s #55 of 66
Tokens/Watt
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)0.72 tok/W #32 of 64
Tokens/Dollar
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)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 Zero 2W (4GB)6.5 MB/s
4K Random Write
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)8.4 MB/s

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)1.2W #15 of 74
Load Power
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)2.2W #15 of 105
Ollama Max
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)2.5W #1 of 64
Linpack Max
Orange Pi Zero 2W (4GB)4W #6 of 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the Orange Pi Zero 2W?

In our testing the Orange Pi Zero 2W scored 429 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 145 in single-core, with 3,797 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

How much power does the Orange Pi Zero 2W use?

We measured the Orange Pi Zero 2W drawing 1.2W at idle and 2.2W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Orange Pi Zero 2W cost?

The Orange Pi Zero 2W is listed at $40.00 for the 4GB RAM configuration. Street prices vary by retailer and availability.

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