Raspberry Pi 5 vs ArmSoM AIM7 vs NVIDIA Jetson Nano

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 9 November 2026

Raspberry Pi 5vsArmSoM AIM7vsNVIDIA Jetson Nano

Fastest

ArmSoM AIM7

3,186 GB6 multi-core

Best value

NVIDIA Jetson Nano

16.2 GB6 pts/$ at $49

Most efficient

Raspberry Pi 5

6.5W under load

Comparison Summary

Here we line up the Raspberry Pi 5, the ArmSoM AIM7 and the NVIDIA Jetson Nano, comparing specifications against benchmark numbers we measured ourselves on every board. Processor-wise, there is a clear winner. The ArmSoM AIM7 scores 3,186 in Geekbench 6 multi-core, 46% more than the Raspberry Pi 5 manages at 2,188. On performance per dollar the NVIDIA Jetson Nano comes out ahead, delivering 16.2 multi-core points per dollar at $49.00. The Raspberry Pi 5 is the most frugal under load, drawing 6.5W.

Read our individual reviews:

Raspberry Pi 5 →ArmSoM AIM7 →

Specification	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB RAM	ArmSoM AIM7 8GB RAM	NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB RAM
Basic Specifications
RAM Size		Standard	Standard
Price	$188.92 AMZ**OFF	$297 OFF	$49 AMZALI
RAM	8GB	8GB	2GB
SoC	Broadcom BCM2712 VideoCore VII	Rockchip RK3588 Mali-G610 MP4 Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)	NVIDIA Tegra X1
Architecture	ARM	ARM	ARM
CPU Cores	4 cores 4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz	8 cores 4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz 4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz	4 cores 4× Cortex-A57 @ 1.5GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	4× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.0	4× USB ports 4× USB-A 3.0	N/A
Display Ports	2× micro-HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.1	1× HDMI 2.0
Ethernet	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)
WiFi	802.11ac Infineon CYW43455	None	N/A
Bluetooth	5.0, BLE Infineon CYW43455	Unknown	N/A
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None	None	None
M.2 Slots	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCIe Support	PCIe 2.0 (3.0 configurable)	N/A	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	5V/5A	5V	N/A
Power Inputs	GPIO, PoE+ HAT, USB-C	Barrel Jack, PoE+ HAT	N/A
GPIO	40-pin RPi compatible	40-pin RPi compatible	40-pin
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes	Yes	Yes
Power Button	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mainline Linux	No	No	No
Armbian Support	Official	Community	No

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Environment	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB RAM	ArmSoM AIM7 8GB RAM	NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB RAM
Last Tested	8 July 2025	16 August 2025	16 August 2025
System Configuration
OS Version	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)	Armbian_community 25.11.0-trunk.21 bookworm	Armbian 25.2.3 bookworm
Kernel Version	6.12.34+rpt-rpi-2712	6.1.115-vendor-rk35xx	6.1.92-current-media
CPU Governor	performance	performance	performance
RPi Firmware	69471177	N/A	N/A
GPU Information
GL Renderer	V3D 7.1.7.0	N/A	N/A
GL Vendor	Broadcom	N/A	N/A
GL Version	3.1 Mesa 25.0.7-2+rpt4	N/A	N/A
Vulkan Device	V3D 7.1.7.0	N/A	N/A
Vulkan Driver Version	104857607	N/A	N/A
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Crucial P5 Plus 1024GB (M.2 NVMe)	ArmSoM AIM7 32GB (eMMC)	Raspberry Pi 64GB (microSD)
Carrier Board	N/A	ArmSoM AIM-IO	NVIDIA Jetson Nano Carrier Board

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:

•Raspberry Pi 5 Review

•ArmSoM AIM7 Review

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)902 #13 of 72

902 #13 of 72

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)828 8% slower #26 of 72

828 8% slower #26 of 72

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)261 3.5× slower #50 of 72

261 3.5× slower #50 of 72

Multi-Core

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,188 31% slower #26 of 72

2,188 31% slower #26 of 72

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)3,186 #11 of 72

3,186 #11 of 72

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)795 4.0× slower #48 of 72

795 4.0× slower #48 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3,334 MIPS #14 of 118

3,334 MIPS #14 of 118

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)2,546 MIPS 24% slower #31 of 118

2,546 MIPS 24% slower #31 of 118

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)1,225 MIPS 2.7× slower #70 of 118

1,225 MIPS 2.7× slower #70 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)12,000 MIPS 28% slower #27 of 113

12,000 MIPS 28% slower #27 of 113

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)16,695 MIPS #8 of 113

16,695 MIPS #8 of 113

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)4,080 MIPS 4.1× slower #76 of 113

4,080 MIPS 4.1× slower #76 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)36.6 GFLOPS 25% slower #23 of 80

36.6 GFLOPS 25% slower #23 of 80

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)48.61 GFLOPS #8 of 80

48.61 GFLOPS #8 of 80

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)10.26 GFLOPS 4.7× slower #59 of 80

10.26 GFLOPS 4.7× slower #59 of 80

Performance/Watt

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3.16 GFLOPS/W #9 of 74

3.16 GFLOPS/W #9 of 74

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)2.49 GFLOPS/W 21% slower #27 of 74

2.49 GFLOPS/W 21% slower #27 of 74

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)1.13 GFLOPS/W 2.8× slower #64 of 74

1.13 GFLOPS/W 2.8× slower #64 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1,654 #2 of 118

1,654 #2 of 118

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)1,060 36% slower #33 of 118

1,060 36% slower #33 of 118

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)303 5.5× slower #88 of 118

303 5.5× slower #88 of 118

Multi Core

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)4,920 9% slower #22 of 109

4,920 9% slower #22 of 109

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)5,382 #15 of 109

5,382 #15 of 109

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)1,032 5.2× slower #89 of 109

1,032 5.2× slower #89 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,394 25% slower #24 of 96

2,394 25% slower #24 of 96

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)3,199 #12 of 96

3,199 #12 of 96

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)1,024 3.1× slower #51 of 96

1,024 3.1× slower #51 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3.86 kH/s #14 of 108

3.86 kH/s #14 of 108

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)3.68 kH/s 5% slower #26 of 108

3.68 kH/s 5% slower #26 of 108

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)2.3 kH/s 40% slower #48 of 108

2.3 kH/s 40% slower #48 of 108

Total

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.43 kH/s 28% slower #34 of 104

15.43 kH/s 28% slower #34 of 104

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)21.39 kH/s #22 of 104

21.39 kH/s #22 of 104

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)9.21 kH/s 2.3× slower #52 of 104

9.21 kH/s 2.3× slower #52 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1,374 #16 of 87

1,374 #16 of 87

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)1,271 7% slower #24 of 87

1,271 7% slower #24 of 87

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)257 5.3× slower #83 of 87

257 5.3× slower #83 of 87

GPU Performance

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

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1080p: 657#11 of 274K: 150#12 of 20

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

vkmark (Vulkan)

Higher Scores are Better

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1080p: 406#5 of 64K: 93#5 of 6

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

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)12.02 tok/s #8 of 66

12.02 tok/s #8 of 66

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)9.65 tok/s 20% slower #16 of 66

9.65 tok/s 20% slower #16 of 66

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)No Data

No Data

Tokens/Watt

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)1.24 tok/W #5 of 64

1.24 tok/W #5 of 64

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)0.77 tok/W 38% slower #28 of 64

0.77 tok/W 38% slower #28 of 64

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)No Data

No Data

Tokens/Dollar

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)0.06 tok/$ #18 of 59

0.06 tok/$ #18 of 59

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)0.04 tok/$ 33% slower #34 of 59

0.04 tok/$ 33% slower #34 of 59

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)No Data

No Data

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

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)22 MB/s

22 MB/s

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)8.6 MB/s 2.6× slower

8.6 MB/s 2.6× slower

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)18.2 MB/s 17% slower

18.2 MB/s 17% slower

4K Random Write

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.1 MB/s

15.1 MB/s

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)9.9 MB/s 34% slower

9.9 MB/s 34% slower

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)9 MB/s 40% slower

9 MB/s 40% slower

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • ArmSoM AIM7 (32GB eMMC)

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)4K Random Read: 67.9 MB/s4K Random Write: 19.6 MB/s

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

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Higher Speeds are Better • Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB M.2 NVMe)

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)4K Random Read: 866.5 MB/s4K Random Write: 590.6 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 5 (8GB)937 Mbps 1% slower

937 Mbps 1% slower

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)943 Mbps

943 Mbps

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)941 Mbps

941 Mbps

Ethernet Down

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)941 Mbps

941 Mbps

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)941 Mbps

941 Mbps

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)921 Mbps 2% slower

921 Mbps 2% slower

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)6.5W #69 of 105

6.5W #69 of 105

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)7.7W 18% more #83 of 105

7.7W 18% more #83 of 105

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)7.2W 11% more #76 of 105

7.2W 11% more #76 of 105

Ollama Max

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)10.8W #42 of 64

10.8W #42 of 64

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)14.7W 36% more #54 of 64

14.7W 36% more #54 of 64

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)No Data

No Data

Linpack Max

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)11.6W 27% more #45 of 75

11.6W 27% more #45 of 75

ArmSoM AIM7 (8GB)19.5W 2.1× more #65 of 75

19.5W 2.1× more #65 of 75

NVIDIA Jetson Nano (2GB)9.1W #30 of 75

9.1W #30 of 75

Benchmark	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB RAM	ArmSoM AIM7 8GB RAM	NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	902	828	261
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	2188	3186	795
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	3334 MIPS	2546 MIPS	1225 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	12000 MIPS	16695 MIPS	4080 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	3332 MIPS	2121 MIPS	820 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	10909 MIPS	16535 MIPS	2472 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	3336 MIPS	2971 MIPS	1630 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	13091 MIPS	16856 MIPS	5689 MIPS
Linpack Performance	36.599 GFLOPS	48.609 GFLOPS	10.26 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	3.155 GFLOPS/W	2.493 GFLOPS/W	1.127 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	1654	1060	303
UnixBench Multi Core	4920	5382	1032
PassMark CPU Score	2394	3199	1024
CPU Mining Single Core	3.86 kH/s	3.68 kH/s	2.3 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	15.43 kH/s	21.39 kH/s	9.21 kH/s

PassMark RAM Score	1374	1271	257

glmark2 1080p (OpenGL)	657	N/A	N/A
glmark2 4K (OpenGL)	150	N/A	N/A
vkmark 1080p (Vulkan)	406	N/A	N/A
vkmark 4K (Vulkan)	93	N/A	N/A

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	12.02 tok/s	9.65 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	1.24 tok/W	0.77 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.06 tok/$	0.04 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	9.7W	12.5W	N/A
deepseek-r1:8b
Tokens per Second	2.17 tok/s	2.97 tok/s	N/A
Tokens per Watt	0.2 tok/W	0.2 tok/W	N/A
Tokens per Dollar	0.01 tok/$	0.01 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	10.8W	14.7W	N/A

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	38.8 MB/s (9935 IOPS)	52.1 MB/s (13341 IOPS)	58.4 MB/s (14951 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	74.3 MB/s (1189 IOPS)	77.6 MB/s (1241 IOPS)	74.0 MB/s (1184 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	87.5 MB/s (86 IOPS)	84.5 MB/s (84 IOPS)	82.7 MB/s (82 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	35.6 MB/s (9114 IOPS)	24.7 MB/s (6326 IOPS)	24.7 MB/s (6343 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	72.9 MB/s (1166 IOPS)	66.2 MB/s (1058 IOPS)	56.8 MB/s (908 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	70.1 MB/s (69 IOPS)	68.0 MB/s (67 IOPS)	56.4 MB/s (55 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	22.0 MB/s (5643 IOPS)	8.6 MB/s (2226 IOPS)	18.2 MB/s (4674 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	57.6 MB/s (922 IOPS)	41.2 MB/s (660 IOPS)	48.2 MB/s (772 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	89.0 MB/s (88 IOPS)	83.9 MB/s (83 IOPS)	83.0 MB/s (82 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	15.1 MB/s (3866 IOPS)	9.9 MB/s (2549 IOPS)	9.0 MB/s (2324 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	54.2 MB/s (867 IOPS)	45.0 MB/s (719 IOPS)	44.2 MB/s (706 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	75.1 MB/s (74 IOPS)	72.2 MB/s (71 IOPS)	58.7 MB/s (58 IOPS)

ArmSoM AIM7 (32GB)
Sequential Read 4K	N/A	80.7 MB/s (20667 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 64K	N/A	100.2 MB/s (1603 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 1M	N/A	328.8 MB/s (328 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 4K	N/A	20.4 MB/s (5224 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 64K	N/A	105.6 MB/s (1689 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 1M	N/A	106.5 MB/s (106 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 4K	N/A	67.9 MB/s (17394 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 64K	N/A	237.7 MB/s (3802 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 1M	N/A	328.3 MB/s (327 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 4K	N/A	19.6 MB/s (5021 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 64K	N/A	102.4 MB/s (1638 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 1M	N/A	105.6 MB/s (105 IOPS)	N/A

Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB)
Sequential Read 4K	866.5 MB/s (221831 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Sequential Read 64K	884.5 MB/s (14151 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Sequential Read 1M	885.5 MB/s (885 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Sequential Write 4K	604.9 MB/s (154856 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Sequential Write 64K	856.0 MB/s (13696 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Sequential Write 1M	857.2 MB/s (856 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Random Read 4K	866.5 MB/s (221830 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Random Read 64K	884.5 MB/s (14151 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Random Read 1M	885.5 MB/s (885 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Random Write 4K	590.6 MB/s (151209 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Random Write 64K	856.1 MB/s (13697 IOPS)	N/A	N/A
Random Write 1M	857.0 MB/s (856 IOPS)	N/A	N/A

Load Power	6.5W	7.7W	7.2W
Ollama Max Power	10.8W	14.7W	N/A
Linpack Max Power	11.6W	19.5W	9.1W

Ethernet Upload	937 Mbps	943 Mbps	941 Mbps
Ethernet Download	941 Mbps	941 Mbps	921 Mbps

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Raspberry Pi 5 cooler comparison87°C peak with stock cooling · 8 cooling setups tested · best cooler cuts 37.0°C

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM AIM7 or the Raspberry Pi 5?

The ArmSoM AIM7 is faster in our testing, scoring 3,186 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 2,188 for the Raspberry Pi 5, a 46% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the NVIDIA Jetson Nano offers the best performance per dollar: 16.2 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $49.00.

Raspberry Pi 5 vs ArmSoM AIM7 vs NVIDIA Jetson Nano

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

GPU Performance

glmark2 (OpenGL)

vkmark (Vulkan)

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM AIM7 or the Raspberry Pi 5?

Which board is the best value?

Raspberry Pi 5 vs ArmSoM AIM7 vs NVIDIA Jetson Nano

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

GPU Performance

glmark2 (OpenGL)

vkmark (Vulkan)

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - microSD

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the ArmSoM AIM7 or the Raspberry Pi 5?

Which board is the best value?

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