Radxa X4 vs LattePanda Mu

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 21 September 2026

Radxa X4vsLattePanda Mu

Fastest

LattePanda Mu

3,451 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Radxa X4

29.8 GB6 pts/$ at $100

Most efficient

Radxa X4

12.2W under load

Comparison Summary

Here we line up the Radxa X4 and the LattePanda Mu, comparing specifications against benchmark numbers we measured ourselves on every board. Processor-wise, there is a clear winner. The LattePanda Mu scores 3,451 in Geekbench 6 multi-core, 16% more than the Radxa X4 manages at 2,981. On performance per dollar the Radxa X4 comes out ahead, delivering 29.8 multi-core points per dollar at $99.99. The Radxa X4 is the most frugal under load, drawing 12.2W.

Read our individual reviews:

Radxa X4 →

Specification	Radxa X4 8GB RAM	LattePanda Mu 8GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price	$99.99 ALI**OFF	$398 AMZALIOFF
RAM	8GB	8GB
SoC	Intel N100 Intel® UHD Graphics	Intel N100 Intel® UHD Graphics
Architecture	x86	x86
CPU Cores	4 cores 4× Alder Lake-N @ 3.4GHz	4 cores 4× Alder Lake-N @ 3.4GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	4× USB ports 1× USB-A 2.0, 3× USB-A 3.0	4× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.2
Display Ports	2× micro-HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.0
Ethernet	2.5Gbps (PoE via HAT)	1.0Gbps RTL8111
WiFi	802.11ax	N/A
Bluetooth	5.2, BLE	N/A
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None	None
M.2 Slots	M-key PCIe 3.0 x4 (2230)	M-key PCIe 3.0 x1 (2230) E-key PCIe 3.0 x1 (2230)
PCIe Support	N/A	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	12V	12-24V
Power Inputs	PoE+ HAT, USB-C	Barrel Jack, USB-C
GPIO	40-pin RPi compatible	20-pin
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes	Yes
Power Button	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	Yes
Mainline Linux	No	Yes
Armbian Support	Official	Official

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Environment	Radxa X4 8GB RAM	LattePanda Mu 8GB RAM
Last Tested	19 July 2025	6 July 2025
System Configuration
OS Version	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel Version	6.1.0-37-amd64	6.1.0-37-amd64
CPU Governor	performance	performance
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Western Digital Black SN770M 500GB (M.2 NVMe)	LattePanda Mu 64GB (eMMC)
Carrier Board	N/A	LattePanda Mu Lite

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

Full write-ups on bret.dk, using the same benchmark data:

•Radxa X4 Review

Radxa X4 (8GB)

LattePanda Mu (8GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Radxa X4 (8GB)1,243 3% slower #7 of 72

1,243 3% slower #7 of 72

LattePanda Mu (8GB)1,282 #5 of 72

1,282 #5 of 72

Multi-Core

Radxa X4 (8GB)2,981 14% slower #20 of 72

2,981 14% slower #20 of 72

LattePanda Mu (8GB)3,451 #7 of 72

3,451 #7 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Radxa X4 (8GB)3,756 MIPS 8% slower #7 of 118

3,756 MIPS 8% slower #7 of 118

LattePanda Mu (8GB)4,071 MIPS #2 of 118

4,071 MIPS #2 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

Radxa X4 (8GB)9,597 MIPS 34% slower #44 of 113

9,597 MIPS 34% slower #44 of 113

LattePanda Mu (8GB)14,501 MIPS #22 of 113

14,501 MIPS #22 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Radxa X4 (8GB)27.19 GFLOPS 46% slower #31 of 80

27.19 GFLOPS 46% slower #31 of 80

LattePanda Mu (8GB)50.13 GFLOPS #6 of 80

50.13 GFLOPS #6 of 80

Performance/Watt

Radxa X4 (8GB)1.23 GFLOPS/W 40% slower #63 of 74

1.23 GFLOPS/W 40% slower #63 of 74

LattePanda Mu (8GB)2.06 GFLOPS/W #46 of 74

2.06 GFLOPS/W #46 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

Radxa X4 (8GB)1,625 1% slower #10 of 118

1,625 1% slower #10 of 118

LattePanda Mu (8GB)1,646 #6 of 118

1,646 #6 of 118

Multi Core

Radxa X4 (8GB)3,952 24% slower #37 of 109

3,952 24% slower #37 of 109

LattePanda Mu (8GB)5,189 #19 of 109

5,189 #19 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

Radxa X4 (8GB)4,782 23% slower #7 of 95

4,782 23% slower #7 of 95

LattePanda Mu (8GB)6,227 #4 of 95

6,227 #4 of 95

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

Radxa X4 (8GB)5.61 kH/s 40% slower #4 of 108

5.61 kH/s 40% slower #4 of 108

LattePanda Mu (8GB)9.3 kH/s #1 of 108

9.3 kH/s #1 of 108

Total

Radxa X4 (8GB)22.13 kH/s 42% slower #13 of 104

22.13 kH/s 42% slower #13 of 104

LattePanda Mu (8GB)37.95 kH/s #5 of 104

37.95 kH/s #5 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

Radxa X4 (8GB)1,815 19% slower #8 of 87

1,815 19% slower #8 of 87

LattePanda Mu (8GB)2,232 #3 of 87

2,232 #3 of 87

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

LattePanda Mu (8GB)memcpy: 11,171.8 MB/s#10 of 65memset: 11,174.7 MB/s#16 of 65

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

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec

Radxa X4 (8GB)13.77 tok/s 18% slower #6 of 66

13.77 tok/s 18% slower #6 of 66

LattePanda Mu (8GB)16.74 tok/s #5 of 66

16.74 tok/s #5 of 66

Tokens/Watt

Radxa X4 (8GB)0.69 tok/W #37 of 64

0.69 tok/W #37 of 64

LattePanda Mu (8GB)0.62 tok/W 10% slower #43 of 64

0.62 tok/W 10% slower #43 of 64

Tokens/Dollar

Radxa X4 (8GB)0.14 tok/$ #3 of 59

0.14 tok/$ #3 of 59

LattePanda Mu (8GB)0.04 tok/$ 3.5× slower #36 of 59

0.04 tok/$ 3.5× slower #36 of 59

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Higher Speeds are Better • Western Digital Black SN770M (500GB M.2 NVMe), Raspberry Pi 512GB (512GB M.2 NVMe)

4K Random Read

Radxa X4 (8GB)1,069.6 MB/s

1,069.6 MB/s

LattePanda Mu (8GB)823.1 MB/s 23% slower

823.1 MB/s 23% slower

4K Random Write

Radxa X4 (8GB)1,013.3 MB/s

1,013.3 MB/s

LattePanda Mu (8GB)565.2 MB/s 44% slower

565.2 MB/s 44% slower

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • LattePanda Mu (64GB eMMC)

LattePanda Mu (8GB)4K Random Read: 100.9 MB/s4K Random Write: 61.1 MB/s

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

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up

Radxa X4 (8GB)2,350 Mbps

2,350 Mbps

LattePanda Mu (8GB)942 Mbps 2.5× slower

942 Mbps 2.5× slower

Ethernet Down

Radxa X4 (8GB)2,355 Mbps

2,355 Mbps

LattePanda Mu (8GB)941 Mbps 2.5× slower

941 Mbps 2.5× slower

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power

Radxa X4 (8GB)12.2W #100 of 105

12.2W #100 of 105

LattePanda Mu (8GB)18W 48% more #101 of 105

18W 48% more #101 of 105

Ollama Max

Radxa X4 (8GB)20.5W #60 of 64

20.5W #60 of 64

LattePanda Mu (8GB)27.2W 33% more #61 of 64

27.2W 33% more #61 of 64

Linpack Max

Radxa X4 (8GB)22.1W #70 of 75

22.1W #70 of 75

LattePanda Mu (8GB)24.3W 10% more #71 of 75

24.3W 10% more #71 of 75

Benchmark	Radxa X4 8GB RAM	LattePanda Mu 8GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	1243	1282
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	2981	3451
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	3756 MIPS	4071 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	9597 MIPS	14501 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	3829 MIPS	4236 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	9927 MIPS	15898 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	3683 MIPS	3906 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	9266 MIPS	13104 MIPS
Linpack Performance	27.194 GFLOPS	50.134 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	1.23 GFLOPS/W	2.06 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	1625	1646
UnixBench Multi Core	3952	5189
PassMark CPU Score	4782	6227
CPU Mining Single Core	5.61 kH/s	9.3 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	22.13 kH/s	37.95 kH/s

TinyMemBench memcpy	N/A	11171.8 MB/s
TinyMemBench memset	N/A	11174.7 MB/s
PassMark RAM Score	1815	2232

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	13.77 tok/s	16.74 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.69 tok/W	0.62 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.14 tok/$	0.04 tok/$
Max Power	20W	27.2W
deepseek-r1:8b
Tokens per Second	1.48 tok/s	3.41 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.07 tok/W	0.14 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.01 tok/$	0.01 tok/$
Max Power	20.5W	24.2W

LattePanda Mu (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	N/A	154.4 MB/s (39550 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	N/A	129.1 MB/s (2066 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	N/A	299.9 MB/s (299 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	N/A	152.7 MB/s (39092 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	N/A	218.2 MB/s (3491 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	N/A	233.2 MB/s (232 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	N/A	100.9 MB/s (25850 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	N/A	296.1 MB/s (4737 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	N/A	321.5 MB/s (320 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	N/A	61.1 MB/s (15661 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	N/A	132.6 MB/s (2121 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	N/A	151.5 MB/s (150 IOPS)

Western Digital Black SN770M (500GB), Raspberry Pi 512GB (512GB)
Sequential Read 4K	360.0 MB/s (92166 IOPS)	823.1 MB/s (210715 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	1509.9 MB/s (24158 IOPS)	859.3 MB/s (13749 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	3294.4 MB/s (3293 IOPS)	862.2 MB/s (861 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	1027.9 MB/s (263156 IOPS)	608.5 MB/s (155786 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	2893.4 MB/s (46294 IOPS)	812.3 MB/s (12996 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	2837.7 MB/s (2837 IOPS)	810.3 MB/s (809 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	1069.6 MB/s (273842 IOPS)	823.1 MB/s (210735 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	3374.5 MB/s (53992 IOPS)	860.3 MB/s (13764 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	3330.4 MB/s (3329 IOPS)	862.2 MB/s (861 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	1013.3 MB/s (259404 IOPS)	565.2 MB/s (144690 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	2734.8 MB/s (43756 IOPS)	799.7 MB/s (12795 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	2753.6 MB/s (2753 IOPS)	806.4 MB/s (805 IOPS)

Load Power	12.2W	18W
Ollama Max Power	20.5W	27.2W
Linpack Max Power	22.1W	24.3W

Ethernet Upload	2350 Mbps	942 Mbps
Ethernet Download	2355 Mbps	941 Mbps

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the LattePanda Mu or the Radxa X4?

The LattePanda Mu is faster in our testing, scoring 3,451 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 2,981 for the Radxa X4, a 16% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Radxa X4 offers the best performance per dollar: 29.8 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $99.99.

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Radxa X4 vs LattePanda Mu

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

TinyMemBench

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

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Radxa X4 vs LattePanda Mu

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

TinyMemBench

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the LattePanda Mu or the Radxa X4?

Which board is the best value?

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