Raspberry Pi 5 vs Orange Pi 6 Plus

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 9 November 2026

Raspberry Pi 5vsOrange Pi 6 Plus

Fastest

Orange Pi 6 Plus

7,130 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Raspberry Pi 5

11.6 GB6 pts/$ at $189

Most efficient

Raspberry Pi 5

6.5W under load

Comparison Summary

The Raspberry Pi 5 and the Orange Pi 6 Plus go head to head below, with every figure taken from our own hands-on testing. In raw CPU performance the Orange Pi 6 Plus leads, its 7,130 Geekbench 6 multi-core score coming in 226% ahead of the Raspberry Pi 5 at 2,188. Factor in price and the Raspberry Pi 5 makes the strongest case, working out to 11.6 Geekbench 6 points per dollar at $188.92. If power budget matters, the Raspberry Pi 5 draws the least at 6.5W under load.

Read our individual reviews:

Raspberry Pi 5 →

Specification	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB RAM	Orange Pi 6 Plus 32GB RAM
Basic Specifications
RAM Size		Standard
Price	$188.92 AMZ**OFF	$669 AMZALI
RAM	8GB	32GB
SoC	Broadcom BCM2712 VideoCore VII	CIX P1 Immortalis-G720 MC10 Arm China Zhouyi (30 TOPS)
Architecture	ARM	ARM
CPU Cores	4 cores 4× Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz	12 cores 4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz 4× Cortex-A720 @ 2.4GHz 4× Cortex-A520 @ 1.8GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	4× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.0	6× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 2× USB-A 3.2, 2× USB-C 3.2
Display Ports	2× micro-HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.0
Ethernet	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)	2× 5.0Gbps (PoE None)
WiFi	802.11ac Infineon CYW43455	N/A
Bluetooth	5.0, BLE Infineon CYW43455	N/A
Storage & Expansion
SATA Ports	None	None
M.2 Slots	N/A	M-key PCIe 4.0 x4 (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280) M-key PCIe 4.0 x4 (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280) E-key PCIe 4.0 x2 (2230)
PCIe Support	PCIe 2.0 (3.0 configurable)	N/A
Power & I/O
Power Requirements	5V/5A	20V/5A
Power Inputs	GPIO, PoE+ HAT, USB-C	USB-C
GPIO	40-pin RPi compatible	40-pin
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes	Yes
Power Button	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	Yes
Mainline Linux	No	No
Armbian Support	Official	Yes

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Environment	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB RAM	Orange Pi 6 Plus 32GB RAM
Last Tested	8 July 2025	13 November 2025
System Configuration
OS Version	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)	Orange Pi 1.0.2 Bookworm
Kernel Version	6.12.34+rpt-rpi-2712	6.6.89-cix
CPU Governor	performance	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
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Crucial P5 Plus 1024GB (M.2 NVMe)	Crucial P5 Plus 1024GB (M.2 NVMe)

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

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)902 32% slower #13 of 72

902 32% slower #13 of 72

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,328 #3 of 72

1,328 #3 of 72

Multi-Core

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,188 3.3× slower #26 of 72

2,188 3.3× slower #26 of 72

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,130 #1 of 72

7,130 #1 of 72

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3,334 MIPS 12% slower #14 of 118

3,334 MIPS 12% slower #14 of 118

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3,804 MIPS #6 of 118

3,804 MIPS #6 of 118

Multi-Core Combined

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)12,000 MIPS 2.8× slower #27 of 113

12,000 MIPS 2.8× slower #27 of 113

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)34,167 MIPS #2 of 113

34,167 MIPS #2 of 113

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)36.6 GFLOPS 3.7× slower #23 of 80

36.6 GFLOPS 3.7× slower #23 of 80

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)136.76 GFLOPS #3 of 80

136.76 GFLOPS #3 of 80

Performance/Watt

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

3.16 GFLOPS/W #9 of 74

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)3.12 GFLOPS/W 1% slower #10 of 74

3.12 GFLOPS/W 1% slower #10 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 6 Plus (32GB)1,390 16% slower #15 of 118

1,390 16% slower #15 of 118

Multi Core

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)4,920 2.1× slower #22 of 109

4,920 2.1× slower #22 of 109

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)10,152 #1 of 109

10,152 #1 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)2,394 3.0× slower #24 of 96

2,394 3.0× slower #24 of 96

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)7,259 #2 of 96

7,259 #2 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)3.86 kH/s 20% slower #14 of 108

3.86 kH/s 20% slower #14 of 108

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4.83 kH/s #8 of 108

4.83 kH/s #8 of 108

Total

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.43 kH/s 2.8× slower #34 of 104

15.43 kH/s 2.8× slower #34 of 104

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)42.85 kH/s #4 of 104

42.85 kH/s #4 of 104

Geekbench 7

Higher Scores are Better

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)Single-Core: 1,179#3 of 11Multi-Core: 7,038#2 of 7

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 31% slower #16 of 87

1,374 31% slower #16 of 87

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)1,987 #4 of 87

1,987 #4 of 87

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)memcpy: 16,196.5 MB/s#3 of 65memset: 35,067.7 MB/s#5 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 29% slower #8 of 66

12.02 tok/s 29% slower #8 of 66

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)16.95 tok/s #4 of 66

16.95 tok/s #4 of 66

Tokens/Watt

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

1.24 tok/W #5 of 64

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)0.56 tok/W 2.2× slower #46 of 64

0.56 tok/W 2.2× slower #46 of 64

Tokens/Dollar

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)0.06 tok/$ 14% slower #18 of 59

0.06 tok/$ 14% slower #18 of 59

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)0.07 tok/$ #12 of 59

0.07 tok/$ #12 of 59

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 6 Plus (32GB)8.2 MB/s 2.7× slower

8.2 MB/s 2.7× slower

4K Random Write

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)15.1 MB/s

15.1 MB/s

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)6.6 MB/s 2.3× slower

6.6 MB/s 2.3× slower

fio Storage Performance - M.2 NVMe

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

4K Random Read

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)866.5 MB/s 2% slower

866.5 MB/s 2% slower

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)885.2 MB/s

885.2 MB/s

4K Random Write

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)590.6 MB/s 6% slower

590.6 MB/s 6% slower

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)627 MB/s

627 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)937 Mbps 5.0× slower

937 Mbps 5.0× slower

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4,682 Mbps

4,682 Mbps

Ethernet Down

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)941 Mbps 5.0× slower

941 Mbps 5.0× slower

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)4,675 Mbps

4,675 Mbps

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 6 Plus (32GB)13.3W #73 of 74

13.3W #73 of 74

Load Power

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

6.5W #69 of 105

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)26.6W 4.1× more #104 of 105

26.6W 4.1× more #104 of 105

Ollama Max

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

10.8W #42 of 64

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)35.7W 3.3× more #64 of 64

35.7W 3.3× more #64 of 64

Linpack Max

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

11.6W #45 of 75

Orange Pi 6 Plus (32GB)43.8W 3.8× more #74 of 75

43.8W 3.8× more #74 of 75

Benchmark	Raspberry Pi 5 8GB RAM	Orange Pi 6 Plus 32GB RAM

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	902	1328
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	2188	7130
Geekbench 7 Single-Core	N/A	1179
Geekbench 7 Multi-Core	N/A	7038
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	3334 MIPS	3804 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	12000 MIPS	34167 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	3332 MIPS	3654 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	10909 MIPS	36968 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	3336 MIPS	3954 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	13091 MIPS	31365 MIPS
Linpack Performance	36.599 GFLOPS	136.76 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	3.155 GFLOPS/W	3.122 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	1654	1390
UnixBench Multi Core	4920	10152
PassMark CPU Score	2394	7259
CPU Mining Single Core	3.86 kH/s	4.83 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	15.43 kH/s	42.85 kH/s

TinyMemBench memcpy	N/A	16196.5 MB/s
TinyMemBench memset	N/A	35067.7 MB/s
PassMark RAM Score	1374	1987

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

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	12.02 tok/s	16.95 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	1.24 tok/W	0.56 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.06 tok/$	0.07 tok/$
Max Power	9.7W	30.3W
deepseek-r1:8b
Tokens per Second	2.17 tok/s	4.83 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.2 tok/W	0.14 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.01 tok/$	0.02 tok/$
Max Power	10.8W	34.9W
deepseek-r1:14b
Tokens per Second	N/A	3.34 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	N/A	0.09 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	N/A	0.01 tok/$
Max Power	N/A	35.7W

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	38.8 MB/s (9935 IOPS)	36.3 MB/s (9308 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	74.3 MB/s (1189 IOPS)	34.8 MB/s (557 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	87.5 MB/s (86 IOPS)	37.5 MB/s (37 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	35.6 MB/s (9114 IOPS)	18.7 MB/s (4809 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	72.9 MB/s (1166 IOPS)	18.4 MB/s (295 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	70.1 MB/s (69 IOPS)	19.8 MB/s (19 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	22.0 MB/s (5643 IOPS)	8.2 MB/s (2114 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	57.6 MB/s (922 IOPS)	27.7 MB/s (444 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	89.0 MB/s (88 IOPS)	37.0 MB/s (36 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	15.1 MB/s (3866 IOPS)	6.6 MB/s (1689 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	54.2 MB/s (867 IOPS)	15.9 MB/s (254 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	75.1 MB/s (74 IOPS)	19.6 MB/s (19 IOPS)

Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB)
Sequential Read 4K	866.5 MB/s (221831 IOPS)	946.9 MB/s (242406 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	884.5 MB/s (14151 IOPS)	1306.7 MB/s (20907 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	885.5 MB/s (885 IOPS)	4239.3 MB/s (4238 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	604.9 MB/s (154856 IOPS)	649.8 MB/s (166370 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	856.0 MB/s (13696 IOPS)	4423.3 MB/s (70772 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	857.2 MB/s (856 IOPS)	4420.0 MB/s (4419 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	866.5 MB/s (221830 IOPS)	885.2 MB/s (226625 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	884.5 MB/s (14151 IOPS)	4181.7 MB/s (66907 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	885.5 MB/s (885 IOPS)	5983.7 MB/s (5983 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	590.6 MB/s (151209 IOPS)	627.0 MB/s (160531 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	856.1 MB/s (13697 IOPS)	4406.9 MB/s (70511 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	857.0 MB/s (856 IOPS)	4423.5 MB/s (4423 IOPS)

Idle Power	N/A	13.3W
Load Power	6.5W	26.6W
Ollama Max Power	10.8W	35.7W
Linpack Max Power	11.6W	43.8W

Ethernet Upload	937 Mbps	4682 Mbps
Ethernet Download	941 Mbps	4675 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 Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Raspberry Pi 5?

The Orange Pi 6 Plus is faster in our testing, scoring 7,130 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 2,188 for the Raspberry Pi 5, a 226% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Raspberry Pi 5 offers the best performance per dollar: 11.6 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $188.92.

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Raspberry Pi 5 vs Orange Pi 6 Plus

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Geekbench 7

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 - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Raspberry Pi 5?

Which board is the best value?

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Raspberry Pi 5 vs Orange Pi 6 Plus

Comparison Summary

Test Environment

Detailed Reviews

CPU Performance

Geekbench 6

7-Zip Benchmark

High Performance Linpack

UnixBench

PassMark CPU

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Geekbench 7

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 - M.2 NVMe

Network Performance

iPerf3 Network Performance

Power & Thermal

Power Consumption

Benchmark Data

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Orange Pi 6 Plus or the Raspberry Pi 5?

Which board is the best value?

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