Raspberry Pi 5 vs Orange Pi 5B vs Radxa ROCK 5B

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 9 November 2026

Raspberry Pi 5vsOrange Pi 5BvsRadxa ROCK 5B

Fastest

Orange Pi 5B

3,056 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Radxa ROCK 5B

19.0 GB6 pts/$ at $160

Most efficient

Raspberry Pi 5

6.5W under load

Comparison Summary

This comparison puts the Raspberry Pi 5, the Orange Pi 5B and the Radxa ROCK 5B side by side using benchmark results from our own testing of each board. CPU performance is close: the Orange Pi 5B scores 3,056 in Geekbench 6 multi-core against 3,043 for the Radxa ROCK 5B, a gap of just 0%. For budget-focused builds, the Radxa ROCK 5B wins the value contest at 19.0 multi-core points per dollar at $159.90. The Raspberry Pi 5 is the most frugal under load, drawing 6.5W.

Read our individual reviews:

Raspberry Pi 5 →Orange Pi 5B →Radxa ROCK 5B →

Specification	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB RAM	Orange Pi 5B 4GB RAM	Radxa ROCK 5B 8GB RAM
Basic Specifications
RAM Size		Standard	Standard
Price	$188.92 AMZ**OFF	$202.5 AMZALI	$159.9 AMZALIOFF
RAM	8GB	4GB	8GB
SoC	Broadcom BCM2712 VideoCore VII	Rockchip RK3588S Mali-G610 MP4 Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)	Rockchip RK3588 Mali-G610 MP4 Rockchip NPU 3.0 (6 TOPS)
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	8 cores 4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz 4× Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
Hardware Video Decode	Not Tested	H.264, HEVC, HEVC 10-bit, VP9, VP9 10-bit, AV1, AV1 10-bit, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, MJPEG Up to 4K60 Tested formats and drivers	Not Tested

Connectivity
USB Ports	4× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.0	4× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 1× USB-A 3.0, 1× USB-C 3.0	4× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.1
Display Ports	2× micro-HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.1	2× HDMI 2.1
Ethernet	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)	1.0Gbps (PoE No) YT8531C	2.5Gbps (PoE via HAT)
WiFi	802.11ac Infineon CYW43455	802.11ax	N/A
Bluetooth	5.0, BLE Infineon CYW43455	5.3, BLE	N/A
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None	None	None
M.2 Slots	N/A	N/A	M-key PCIe 3.0 x4 (2280) E-key PCIe 2.1 x1 (2230)
PCIe Support	PCIe 2.0 (3.0 configurable)	N/A	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	5V/5A	5.1V	5.2-20V
Power Inputs	GPIO, PoE+ HAT, USB-C	USB-C	GPIO, PoE+ HAT, USB-C
GPIO	40-pin RPi compatible	40-pin	40-pin RPi compatible
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes	No	Yes
Power Button	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mainline Linux	No	No	No
Armbian Support	Official	Community	Official

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Environment

Raspberry Pi 5

8GB RAM

Orange Pi 5B

4GB RAM

Radxa ROCK 5B

8GB RAM

Last Tested

8 July 2025

19 July 2025

22 September 2025

System Configuration

OS Version

Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS

Armbian 25.11.0-trunk.38 trixie

Kernel Version

6.12.34+rpt-rpi-2712

5.10.110-rockchip-rk3588

6.12.44-current-rockchip64

CPU Governor

performance

RPi Firmware

69471177

N/A

GPU Information

GL Renderer

V3D 7.1.7.0

N/A

GL Vendor

Broadcom

N/A

GL Version

3.1 Mesa 25.0.7-2+rpt4

N/A

Vulkan Device

V3D 7.1.7.0

N/A

Vulkan Driver Version

104857607

N/A

Video Hardware

Jellyfin Hardware Path

N/A

Rockchip MPP

N/A

Hardware Decoding Tested With

N/A

FFmpeg for Rockchip (MPP)

N/A

Video Decoder Driver

N/A

Rockchip MPP

N/A

Drivers Installed by the Test

N/A

None: the image had everything

N/A

Hardware Decoder Support

N/A

Format	1080p30	1080p60	4K30	4K60
H.264	Works	Works	Works	Works
HEVC	Works	Works	Works	Works
HEVC 10-bit	Works	–	Works	–
VP9	Works	–	Works	–
VP9 10-bit	Works	–	Works	–
AV1	Works	–	Works	–
AV1 10-bit	Works	–	Works	–
VP8	Fails	–	–	–
MPEG-2	Works	–	–	–
MPEG-4 Part 2	Works	–	–	–
MJPEG	Works	–	–	–
H.264 Encode	Works
HEVC Encode	Works

N/A

Hardware Setup

Boot Device

Crucial P5 Plus 1024GB (M.2 NVMe)

Orange Pi 5B 32GB (eMMC)

N/A

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

•Orange Pi 5B Review

•Radxa ROCK 5B Review

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)

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

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)866 4% slower #20 of 72

866 4% slower #20 of 72

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)849 6% slower #24 of 72

849 6% slower #24 of 72

Multi-Core

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,188 28% slower #26 of 72

2,188 28% slower #26 of 72

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)3,056 #15 of 72

3,056 #15 of 72

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)3,043 #16 of 72

3,043 #16 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

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)3,149 MIPS 6% slower #20 of 118

3,149 MIPS 6% slower #20 of 118

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)3,113 MIPS 7% slower #24 of 118

3,113 MIPS 7% slower #24 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

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

12,000 MIPS 27% slower #27 of 113

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)16,402 MIPS 1% slower #13 of 113

16,402 MIPS 1% slower #13 of 113

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)16,486 MIPS #12 of 113

16,486 MIPS #12 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)36.6 GFLOPS 12% slower #23 of 80

36.6 GFLOPS 12% slower #23 of 80

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)38.2 GFLOPS 8% slower #20 of 80

38.2 GFLOPS 8% slower #20 of 80

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)41.58 GFLOPS #16 of 80

41.58 GFLOPS #16 of 80

Performance/Watt

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

3.16 GFLOPS/W #9 of 74

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)2.5 GFLOPS/W 21% slower #26 of 74

2.5 GFLOPS/W 21% slower #26 of 74

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)2.17 GFLOPS/W 31% slower #40 of 74

2.17 GFLOPS/W 31% slower #40 of 74

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

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

1,654 #2 of 118

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)1,171 29% slower #23 of 118

1,171 29% slower #23 of 118

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)1,376 17% slower #18 of 118

1,376 17% slower #18 of 118

Multi Core

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

4,920 22% slower #22 of 109

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)5,454 14% slower #14 of 109

5,454 14% slower #14 of 109

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)6,340 #7 of 109

6,340 #7 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

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

2,394 24% slower #24 of 96

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)3,162 #16 of 96

3,162 #16 of 96

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)2,911 8% slower #21 of 96

2,911 8% slower #21 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3.86 kH/s 12% slower #14 of 108

3.86 kH/s 12% slower #14 of 108

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)4.39 kH/s #12 of 108

4.39 kH/s #12 of 108

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)3.7 kH/s 16% slower #25 of 108

3.7 kH/s 16% slower #25 of 108

Total

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.43 kH/s 38% slower #34 of 104

15.43 kH/s 38% slower #34 of 104

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)24.7 kH/s #10 of 104

24.7 kH/s #10 of 104

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)21.76 kH/s 12% slower #16 of 104

21.76 kH/s 12% slower #16 of 104

MAME: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

Higher Speed is Better

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)Emulation Speed: 1,194.66%#7 of 30

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 5 (8GB)1,374 2% slower #16 of 87

1,374 2% slower #16 of 87

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)1,235 12% slower #25 of 87

1,235 12% slower #25 of 87

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)1,402 #13 of 87

1,402 #13 of 87

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)memcpy: 10,294.6 MB/s#12 of 65memset: 28,293.7 MB/s#7 of 65

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 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

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)9.18 tok/s 24% slower #20 of 66

9.18 tok/s 24% slower #20 of 66

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)0.21 tok/s 57.2× slower #63 of 66

0.21 tok/s 57.2× slower #63 of 66

Tokens/Watt

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

1.24 tok/W #5 of 64

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)0.88 tok/W 29% slower #20 of 64

0.88 tok/W 29% slower #20 of 64

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)0.02 tok/W 62.0× slower #61 of 64

0.02 tok/W 62.0× slower #61 of 64

Tokens/Dollar

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

0.06 tok/$ #18 of 59

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)0.05 tok/$ 17% slower #29 of 59

0.05 tok/$ 17% slower #29 of 59

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)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

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)8.4 MB/s 2.6× slower

8.4 MB/s 2.6× slower

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)No Data

No Data

4K Random Write

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.1 MB/s

15.1 MB/s

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)10.8 MB/s 28% slower

10.8 MB/s 28% slower

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)No Data

No Data

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Orange Pi 5B (32GB eMMC)

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)4K Random Read: 27.9 MB/s4K Random Write: 32.3 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 2.5× slower

937 Mbps 2.5× slower

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)942 Mbps 2.5× slower

942 Mbps 2.5× slower

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)2,352 Mbps

2,352 Mbps

Ethernet Down

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)941 Mbps 2.5× slower

941 Mbps 2.5× slower

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)941 Mbps 2.5× slower

941 Mbps 2.5× slower

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)2,358 Mbps

2,358 Mbps

Media & Video

Jellyfin transcoding and FFmpeg video decode and convert speed

Jellyfin Transcoding

Simultaneous real-time streams, more is better

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)1080p HEVC → 720p: 40#1 of 134K HEVC 10-bit → 1080p: 9#1 of 4

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

2 more scenarios and the CPU and hardware stream counts are in the benchmark table · every board ranked

Video Decoding

Software decoding on the CPU, higher fps is better

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)HEVC 1080p: 163.34 fps#2 of 21AV1 4K: 63.52 fps#2 of 19

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

8 more workloads and the hardware decode speeds are in the benchmark table · every board ranked

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)No Data

No Data

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)No Data

No Data

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)4.5W #65 of 74

4.5W #65 of 74

Load Power

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

6.5W #69 of 105

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)6.9W 6% more #75 of 105

6.9W 6% more #75 of 105

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)9.5W 46% more #93 of 105

9.5W 46% more #93 of 105

Ollama Max

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)10.8W 4% more #42 of 64

10.8W 4% more #42 of 64

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)10.4W #40 of 64

10.4W #40 of 64

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)14.7W 41% more #54 of 64

14.7W 41% more #54 of 64

Linpack Max

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

11.6W #45 of 75

Orange Pi 5B (4GB)15.3W 32% more #52 of 75

15.3W 32% more #52 of 75

Radxa ROCK 5B (8GB)19.2W 66% more #63 of 75

19.2W 66% more #63 of 75

Benchmark	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB RAM	Orange Pi 5B 4GB RAM	Radxa ROCK 5B 8GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	902	866	849
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	2188	3056	3043
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	3334 MIPS	3149 MIPS	3113 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	12000 MIPS	16402 MIPS	16486 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	3332 MIPS	3047 MIPS	3112 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	10909 MIPS	15339 MIPS	15661 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	3336 MIPS	3252 MIPS	3115 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	13091 MIPS	17465 MIPS	17312 MIPS
Linpack Performance	36.599 GFLOPS	38.199 GFLOPS	41.581 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	3.155 GFLOPS/W	2.497 GFLOPS/W	2.166 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	1654	1171	1376
UnixBench Multi Core	4920	5454	6340
PassMark CPU Score	2394	3162	2911
CPU Mining Single Core	3.86 kH/s	4.39 kH/s	3.7 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	15.43 kH/s	24.7 kH/s	21.76 kH/s
MAME: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	N/A	1194.66%	N/A

TinyMemBench memcpy	N/A	10294.6 MB/s	N/A
TinyMemBench memset	N/A	28293.7 MB/s	N/A
PassMark RAM Score	1374	1235	1402

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	9.18 tok/s	0.21 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	1.24 tok/W	0.88 tok/W	0.02 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.06 tok/$	0.05 tok/$	N/A
Max Power	9.7W	10.4W	11.5W
deepseek-r1:8b
Tokens per Second	2.17 tok/s	N/A	0.15 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.2 tok/W	N/A	0.01 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.01 tok/$	N/A	N/A
Max Power	10.8W	N/A	14.7W

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	38.8 MB/s (9935 IOPS)	45.2 MB/s (11582 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 64K	74.3 MB/s (1189 IOPS)	64.7 MB/s (1035 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 1M	87.5 MB/s (86 IOPS)	65.0 MB/s (64 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 4K	35.6 MB/s (9114 IOPS)	25.8 MB/s (6604 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 64K	72.9 MB/s (1166 IOPS)	55.6 MB/s (889 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 1M	70.1 MB/s (69 IOPS)	56.4 MB/s (55 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 4K	22.0 MB/s (5643 IOPS)	8.4 MB/s (2157 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 64K	57.6 MB/s (922 IOPS)	37.7 MB/s (603 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 1M	89.0 MB/s (88 IOPS)	64.9 MB/s (64 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 4K	15.1 MB/s (3866 IOPS)	10.8 MB/s (2780 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 64K	54.2 MB/s (867 IOPS)	42.2 MB/s (675 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 1M	75.1 MB/s (74 IOPS)	60.4 MB/s (59 IOPS)	N/A

Orange Pi 5B (32GB)
Sequential Read 4K	N/A	75.0 MB/s (19217 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 64K	N/A	55.6 MB/s (890 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 1M	N/A	273.1 MB/s (272 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 4K	N/A	33.5 MB/s (8580 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 64K	N/A	125.6 MB/s (2010 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 1M	N/A	195.6 MB/s (195 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 4K	N/A	27.9 MB/s (7161 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 64K	N/A	129.7 MB/s (2075 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 1M	N/A	269.8 MB/s (269 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 4K	N/A	32.3 MB/s (8280 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 64K	N/A	155.7 MB/s (2490 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 1M	N/A	187.0 MB/s (186 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

Idle Power	N/A	N/A	4.5W
Load Power	6.5W	6.9W	9.5W
Ollama Max Power	10.8W	10.4W	14.7W
Linpack Max Power	11.6W	15.3W	19.2W

Ethernet Upload	937 Mbps	942 Mbps	2352 Mbps
Ethernet Download	941 Mbps	941 Mbps	2358 Mbps

Jellyfin: 1080p H.264 → 720p	N/A	32 streams CPU 3 streams · Rockchip MPP 32 streams	N/A
Jellyfin: 1080p HEVC → 720p	N/A	40 streams CPU 3 streams · Rockchip MPP 40 streams	N/A
Jellyfin: 1080p HEVC → 1080p	N/A	22 streams CPU 2 streams · Rockchip MPP 22 streams	N/A
Jellyfin: 4K HEVC 10-bit → 1080p	N/A	9 streams CPU 0 streams · Rockchip MPP 9 streams	N/A
H.264 1080p Decode	N/A	238 fps 9.9× real time on the CPU Hardware (Rockchip MPP): 684 fps	N/A
HEVC 1080p Decode	N/A	163 fps 6.8× real time on the CPU Hardware (Rockchip MPP): 1,085 fps	N/A
HEVC 10-bit 1080p Decode	N/A	101 fps 4.2× real time on the CPU Hardware (Rockchip MPP): 609 fps	N/A
VP9 1080p Decode	N/A	240 fps 10.0× real time on the CPU Hardware (Rockchip MPP): 899 fps	N/A
AV1 1080p Decode	N/A	211 fps 8.8× real time on the CPU Hardware (Rockchip MPP): 310 fps	N/A
HEVC 4K Decode	N/A	41.2 fps 1.7× real time on the CPU Hardware (Rockchip MPP): 257 fps	N/A
AV1 4K Decode	N/A	63.5 fps 2.6× real time on the CPU Hardware (Rockchip MPP): 90.5 fps	N/A
H.264 1080p Decode (One Thread)	N/A	66.2 fps 2.8× real time on the CPU	N/A
H.264 → HEVC Conversion	N/A	12.5 fps 86% smaller than the H.264 source	N/A
H.264 → AV1 Conversion	N/A	27.9 fps 82% smaller than the H.264 source	N/A

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 Orange Pi 5B or the Radxa ROCK 5B?

The Orange Pi 5B is faster in our testing, scoring 3,056 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 3,043 for the Radxa ROCK 5B, a 0% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Radxa ROCK 5B offers the best performance per dollar: 19.0 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $159.90.

Raspberry Pi 5 vs Orange Pi 5B vs Radxa ROCK 5B

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

MAME: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

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

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Media & Video

Jellyfin Transcoding

Video Decoding

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 5B or the Radxa ROCK 5B?

Which board is the best value?

Raspberry Pi 5 vs Orange Pi 5B vs Radxa ROCK 5B

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

MAME: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

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

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Media & Video

Jellyfin Transcoding

Video Decoding

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

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