Radxa ROCK 5A
Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data
Tested by Bret Weber Last updated
Geekbench 6
2,961
multi-core · 823 single-core
Power draw
6.5W load
2.9W idle
Price
$129.99
Performance Summary
Radxa's ROCK 5A runs on the Rockchip RK3588S, an ARM chip with 8 cores, and ships here with 4GB of RAM. Our benchmarks put its Geekbench 6 result at 2,961 multi-core and 823 single-core, with 7-Zip compression reaching 15,849 MIPS. It also delivered 41.03 GFLOPS in our Linpack run. It sips 2.9W when idle, rising to 6.5W under full load.
Price History
$129.99 at Allnet China, unchanged since 12 September 2026. Checked daily.
- Official store · Allnet China$129.99 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
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 eMMC (16GB 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 ROCK 5A?
In our testing the Radxa ROCK 5A scored 2,961 in Geekbench 6 multi-core and 823 in single-core, with 15,849 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.
How much power does the Radxa ROCK 5A use?
We measured the Radxa ROCK 5A drawing 2.9W at idle and 6.5W under sustained CPU load.
How much does the Radxa ROCK 5A cost?
The Radxa ROCK 5A sells for $129.99 at the official store (Allnet China) as of 25 October 2026 for the 4GB RAM configuration, although it was out of stock at the last check. The price has not changed since we began tracking it on 12 September 2026. Prices are in USD before tax and shipping.
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