Raspberry Pi 4 vs Khadas VIM1S

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 1 October 2026

Raspberry Pi 4vsKhadas VIM1S

Fastest

Raspberry Pi 4

5,192 MIPS 7-Zip multi-core

Best value

Raspberry Pi 4

72 MIPS/$ at $72

Most efficient

Khadas VIM1S

1.5W under load

Comparison Summary

Here we line up the Raspberry Pi 4 and the Khadas VIM1S, comparing specifications against benchmark numbers we measured ourselves on every board. The Khadas VIM1S is the most frugal under load, drawing 1.5W (1.0W at idle).

Read our individual reviews:

Khadas VIM1S →

Specification	Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)	Khadas VIM1S (2GB)
Basic Specifications
Price	$71.75 AMZ**OFF	$59
RAM	2GB	2GB
SoC	Broadcom BCM2711 VideoCore VI	Amlogic S905Y4 Mali-G31 MP2
Architecture	ARM	ARM
CPU Cores	4 cores 4× Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz	4 cores 4× Cortex-A35 @ 1.8GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	4× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.0	2× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0
Display Ports	2× micro-HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.1
Ethernet	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)	0.1Gbps
WiFi	802.11ac	802.11ac AP6256
Bluetooth	5.0, BLE	5.0, BLE AP6256
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None	None
M.2 Slots	N/A	N/A
PCIe Support	N/A	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	5.1V	5.1V
Power Inputs	GPIO, PoE+ HAT, USB-C	N/A
GPIO	40-pin RPi compatible	40-pin RPi compatible
Features
Real-Time Clock	No	Yes
Power Button	No	Yes
Fan Header	No	Yes
Mainline Linux	Yes	Yes
Armbian Support	Official	Official

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Environment	Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)	Khadas VIM1S (2GB)
Last Tested	1 October 2026	10 February 2026
System Configuration
OS Version	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)	Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Kernel Version	6.12.34+rpt-rpi-v8	5.15.137
CPU Governor	performance	performance
RPi Firmware	5560078dcc8591a00f57b9068d13e5544aeef3aa	N/A
GPU Information
GL Renderer	V3D 4.2.14.0	N/A
GL Vendor	Broadcom	N/A
GL Version	3.1 Mesa 25.0.7-2+rpt4	N/A
Vulkan Device	V3D 4.2.14.0	N/A
Vulkan Driver Version	104857607	N/A
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Raspberry Pi 64GB 64GB (microSD)	Khadas VIM1S 16GB (eMMC)

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:

•Khadas VIM1S Review

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)1,541 MIPS

1,541 MIPS

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)1,157 MIPS-25%

1,157 MIPS-25%

Multi-Core Combined

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)5,192 MIPS

5,192 MIPS

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)4,061 MIPS-22%

4,061 MIPS-22%

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)12.57 GFLOPS

12.57 GFLOPS

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)4.42 GFLOPS2.8× slower

4.42 GFLOPS2.8× slower

Performance/Watt

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)1.83 GFLOPS/W-3%

1.83 GFLOPS/W-3%

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)1.89 GFLOPS/W

1.89 GFLOPS/W

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)493

493

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)301-39%

301-39%

Multi Core

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)1,553

1,553

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)1,078-31%

1,078-31%

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)518-6%

518-6%

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)550

550

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)1.88 kH/s

1.88 kH/s

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)1.13 kH/s-40%

1.13 kH/s-40%

Multi Core

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)7.53 kH/s

7.53 kH/s

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)4.46 kH/s-41%

4.46 kH/s-41%

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)Single-Core: 258Multi-Core: 614

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

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)622

622

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)452-27%

452-27%

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)memcpy: 2,092.2 MB/smemset: 8,157.8 MB/s

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

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering with OpenGL and Vulkan, plus raw Vulkan compute throughput

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)1080p: 1904K: 52

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

vkmark (Vulkan)

Higher Scores are Better

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)1080p: 2074K: 58

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

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)Tokens/sec: 3.66 tok/sTokens/Watt: 0.65 tok/WTokens/Dollar: 0.05 tok/$

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

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - microSD

Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)4K Random Read: 16.3 MB/s4K Random Write: 12.6 MB/s

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

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Khadas VIM1S (16GB eMMC)

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)4K Random Read: 31.5 MB/s4K Random Write: 43.1 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

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)942 Mbps

942 Mbps

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)94 Mbps10.0× slower

94 Mbps10.0× slower

Ethernet Down

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)941 Mbps

941 Mbps

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)94 Mbps10.0× slower

94 Mbps10.0× slower

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)No Data

No Data

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)1W

Load Power

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)5.2W3.5× more

5.2W3.5× more

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)1.5W

1.5W

Ollama Max

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)5.6W

5.6W

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)No Data

No Data

Linpack Max

Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)6.9W3.0× more

6.9W3.0× more

Khadas VIM1S (2GB)2.3W

2.3W

Benchmark	Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB)	Khadas VIM1S (2GB)

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	258	N/A
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	614	N/A
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	1541 MIPS	1157 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	5192 MIPS	4061 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	1462 MIPS	907 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	4027 MIPS	2680 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	1620 MIPS	1407 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	6357 MIPS	5442 MIPS
Linpack Performance	12.574 GFLOPS	4.42 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	1.83 GFLOPS/W	1.89 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	493	301
UnixBench Multi Core	1553	1078
PassMark CPU Score	518	550
CPU Mining Single Core	1.88 kH/s	1.13 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	7.53 kH/s	4.46 kH/s

TinyMemBench memcpy	N/A	2092.2 MB/s
TinyMemBench memset	N/A	8157.8 MB/s
PassMark RAM Score	622	452

glmark2 1080p (OpenGL)	190	N/A
glmark2 4K (OpenGL)	52	N/A
vkmark 1080p (Vulkan)	207	N/A
vkmark 4K (Vulkan)	58	N/A

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	3.66 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	0.65 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.05 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	5.6W	N/A

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	34.0 MB/s (8723 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 64K	40.6 MB/s (649 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 1M	45.2 MB/s (44 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 4K	10.1 MB/s (2598 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 64K	27.4 MB/s (439 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 1M	38.6 MB/s (38 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 4K	16.3 MB/s (4188 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 64K	34.8 MB/s (556 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 1M	44.8 MB/s (44 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 4K	12.6 MB/s (3226 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 64K	33.2 MB/s (530 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 1M	40.3 MB/s (39 IOPS)	N/A

Khadas VIM1S (16GB)
Sequential Read 4K	N/A	178.2 MB/s (45628 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	N/A	78.6 MB/s (1258 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	N/A	214.2 MB/s (213 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	N/A	44.8 MB/s (11487 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	N/A	53.3 MB/s (853 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	N/A	54.2 MB/s (53 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	N/A	31.5 MB/s (8080 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	N/A	156.6 MB/s (2505 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	N/A	194.5 MB/s (194 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	N/A	43.1 MB/s (11052 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	N/A	51.1 MB/s (817 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	N/A	53.5 MB/s (53 IOPS)

Idle Power	N/A	1W
Load Power	5.2W	1.5W
Ollama Max Power	5.6W	N/A
Linpack Max Power	6.9W	2.3W

Ethernet Upload	942 Mbps	94 Mbps
Ethernet Download	941 Mbps	94 Mbps

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Raspberry Pi 4 cooler comparison78°C peak with stock cooling · 4 cooling setups tested · best cooler cuts 15.0°C

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Raspberry Pi 4 vs Khadas VIM1S

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Geekbench 6

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

TinyMemBench

GPU Performance

glmark2 (OpenGL)

vkmark (Vulkan)

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

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Raspberry Pi 4 vs Khadas VIM1S

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Geekbench 6

Memory Performance

PassMark RAM

TinyMemBench

GPU Performance

glmark2 (OpenGL)

vkmark (Vulkan)

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

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