Radxa NX5
Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data
Tested by Bret Weber Last updated
Geekbench 6
3,090
multi-core · 851 single-core
Power draw
10.9W load
3.6W idle
Price
$119.00
Performance Summary
At the heart of the Radxa NX5 sits the Rockchip RK3588S, giving this ARM board 8 CPU cores alongside 8GB of memory. In our hands-on testing it scored 3,090 multi-core and 851 single-core in Geekbench 6, plus 16,624 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression. It also delivered 43.49 GFLOPS in our Linpack run. We measured 3.6W idle and 10.9W loaded power consumption.
Price History
$119.00 at Allnet China, unchanged since 2 October 2026. Checked daily.
- Official store · Allnet China$119 Out of stock
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.
CPU Performance
Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads
Geekbench 6
Higher Scores are Better
7-Zip Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
High Performance Linpack
Higher Scores are Better
UnixBench
Higher Scores are Better
CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)
Higher Hashrates are Better
Memory Performance
Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks
GPU Performance
Graphics rendering with OpenGL and Vulkan, plus raw Vulkan compute throughput
AI & LLM Performance
Large Language Model inference performance
Ollama LLM Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
Storage Performance
Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO
fio Storage Performance - microSD
Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)
fio Storage Performance - eMMC
Higher Speeds are Better • Radxa NX5 (64GB eMMC)
Network Performance
Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3
iPerf3 Network Performance
Higher Speeds are Better
Power & Thermal
Power consumption at idle and under various workloads
Power Consumption
Lower is "Better"
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast is the Radxa NX5?
In our testing the Radxa NX5 scored 3,090 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 851 in single-core, with 16,624 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.
How much power does the Radxa NX5 use?
We measured the Radxa NX5 drawing 3.6W at idle and 10.9W under sustained CPU load.
How much does the Radxa NX5 cost?
The Radxa NX5 sells for $119 at the official store (Allnet China) as of 25 October 2026 for the 8GB RAM configuration, although it was out of stock at the last check. The price has not changed since we began tracking it on 2 October 2026. Prices are in USD before tax and shipping.
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