Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) vs Banana Pi CM4

Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated 22 September 2026

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4)vsBanana Pi CM4

Fastest

Banana Pi CM4

1,293 GB6 multi-core

Best value

Banana Pi CM4

12.4 GB6 pts/$ at $104

Most efficient

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4)

4.2W under load

Comparison Summary

The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) and the Banana Pi CM4 go head to head below, with every figure taken from our own hands-on testing. In raw CPU performance the Banana Pi CM4 leads, its 1,293 Geekbench 6 multi-core score coming in 112% ahead of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) at 609. Factor in price and the Banana Pi CM4 makes the strongest case, working out to 12.4 Geekbench 6 points per dollar at $104.00. The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) is the most frugal under load, drawing 4.2W.

Read our individual reviews:

Banana Pi CM4 →

Specification	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)	Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)
Basic Specifications
Price	$61.62 AMZALIOFF	$104 AMZALI
RAM	2GB	4GB
SoC	Broadcom BCM2711 VideoCore VI	Amlogic A311D Mali-G52 MP4 NPU (5 TOPS)
Architecture	ARM	ARM
CPU Cores	4 cores 4× Cortex-A72 @ 1.5GHz	6 cores 4× Cortex-A73 @ 2.2GHz 2× Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz

Connectivity
USB Ports	2× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0	3× USB ports 2× USB-A 2.0, 1× USB-C 2.0
Display Ports	2× HDMI 2.0	1× HDMI 2.0
Ethernet	1.0Gbps (PoE via HAT)	1.0Gbps (PoE None) RTL8211F
WiFi	802.11ac	N/A
Bluetooth	5.0, BLE	Unknown
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	4.8-5.1V
Power Inputs	PoE+ HAT, USB-C	GPIO, USB-C
GPIO	N/A	26-pin
Features
Real-Time Clock	Yes	No
Power Button	Yes	Yes
Fan Header	Yes	No
Mainline Linux	No	No
Armbian Support	Official	Official

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Environment	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)	Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)
Last Tested	21 September 2026	22 September 2026
System Configuration
OS Version	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)	Armbian 25.5.2 bookworm
Kernel Version	6.12.34+rpt-rpi-v8	6.12.32-current-meson64
CPU Governor	performance	performance
RPi Firmware	5560078dcc8591a00f57b9068d13e5544aeef3aa	N/A
Hardware Setup
Boot Device	Raspberry Pi CM4 16GB (eMMC)	Banana Pi CM4 16GB (eMMC)
Carrier Board	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 IO Board	Banana Pi CM4-IO

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:

•Banana Pi CM4 Review

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

Geekbench 6

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)255-39%

255-39%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)415

415

Multi-Core

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)6092.1× slower

6092.1× slower

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)1,293

1,293

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)1,522 MIPS-37%

1,522 MIPS-37%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)2,425 MIPS

2,425 MIPS

Multi-Core Combined

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)5,170 MIPS-47%

5,170 MIPS-47%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)9,839 MIPS

9,839 MIPS

High Performance Linpack

Higher Scores are Better

Performance

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)12.46 GFLOPS-41%

12.46 GFLOPS-41%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)21.24 GFLOPS

21.24 GFLOPS

Performance/Watt

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)2.22 GFLOPS/W

2.22 GFLOPS/W

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)2.15 GFLOPS/W-3%

2.15 GFLOPS/W-3%

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)493-49%

493-49%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)970

970

Multi Core

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)1,5282.4× slower

1,5282.4× slower

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)3,607

3,607

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)5182.8× slower

5182.8× slower

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)1,466

1,466

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Single Core

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)1.89 kH/s-22%

1.89 kH/s-22%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)2.42 kH/s

2.42 kH/s

Multi Core

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)7.54 kH/s-44%

7.54 kH/s-44%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)13.46 kH/s

13.46 kH/s

Geekbench 7

Higher Scores are Better

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)Single-Core: 425

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

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)2,847.4 MB/s-44%

2,847.4 MB/s-44%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)5,068.4 MB/s

5,068.4 MB/s

memset

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)3,182.1 MB/s2.9× slower

3,182.1 MB/s2.9× slower

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)9,224.8 MB/s

9,224.8 MB/s

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)625-37%

625-37%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)988

988

AI & LLM Performance

Large Language Model inference performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Tokens/sec

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)3.46 tok/s

3.46 tok/s

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)1.35 tok/s2.6× slower

1.35 tok/s2.6× slower

Tokens/Watt

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)0.72 tok/W

0.72 tok/W

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)0.18 tok/W4.0× slower

0.18 tok/W4.0× slower

Tokens/Dollar

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)0.06 tok/$

0.06 tok/$

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)0.01 tok/$6.0× slower

0.01 tok/$6.0× slower

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi CM4 (16GB eMMC), Banana Pi CM4 (16GB eMMC)

4K Random Read

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)26.3 MB/s-14%

26.3 MB/s-14%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)30.6 MB/s

30.6 MB/s

4K Random Write

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)38.8 MB/s-13%

38.8 MB/s-13%

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)44.6 MB/s

44.6 MB/s

fio Storage Performance - microSD

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

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)4K Random Read: 11.9 MB/s4K Random Write: 9.6 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 Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)4K Random Read: 245.7 MB/s4K Random Write: 153.6 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 Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)942 Mbps

942 Mbps

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)939 Mbps

939 Mbps

Ethernet Down

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)941 Mbps

941 Mbps

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)941 Mbps

941 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)4.2W

4.2W

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)5.9W+40%

5.9W+40%

Ollama Max

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)4.8W

4.8W

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)7.7W+60%

7.7W+60%

Linpack Max

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)5.6W

5.6W

Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)9.9W+77%

9.9W+77%

Benchmark	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) (2GB)	Banana Pi CM4 (4GB)

Geekbench 6 Single-Core	255	415
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	609	1293
Geekbench 7 Single-Core	N/A	425
7-Zip Single-Core Combined	1522 MIPS	2425 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Combined	5170 MIPS	9839 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Compression	1434 MIPS	2198 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Compression	3994 MIPS	7805 MIPS
7-Zip Single-Core Decompression	1611 MIPS	2652 MIPS
7-Zip Multi-Core Decompression	6347 MIPS	11874 MIPS
Linpack Performance	12.457 GFLOPS	21.241 GFLOPS
Linpack Performance/Watt	2.224 GFLOPS/W	2.15 GFLOPS/W
UnixBench Single Core	493	970
UnixBench Multi Core	1528	3607
PassMark CPU Score	518	1466
CPU Mining Single Core	1.89 kH/s	2.42 kH/s
CPU Mining Multi Core	7.54 kH/s	13.46 kH/s

TinyMemBench memcpy	2847.4 MB/s	5068.4 MB/s
TinyMemBench memset	3182.1 MB/s	9224.8 MB/s
PassMark RAM Score	625	988

deepseek-r1:1.5b
Tokens per Second	3.46 tok/s	1.35 tok/s
Tokens per Watt	0.72 tok/W	0.18 tok/W
Tokens per Dollar	0.06 tok/$	0.01 tok/$
Max Power	4.8W	7.7W

Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB)
Sequential Read 4K	N/A	13.7 MB/s (3514 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	N/A	22.5 MB/s (360 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	N/A	23.2 MB/s (22 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	N/A	7.7 MB/s (1978 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	N/A	13.8 MB/s (221 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	N/A	19.3 MB/s (18 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	N/A	11.9 MB/s (3070 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	N/A	20.3 MB/s (325 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	N/A	23.4 MB/s (22 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	N/A	9.6 MB/s (2459 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	N/A	19.3 MB/s (308 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	N/A	19.8 MB/s (19 IOPS)

Raspberry Pi CM4 (16GB), Banana Pi CM4 (16GB)
Sequential Read 4K	31.2 MB/s (8009 IOPS)	36.7 MB/s (9413 IOPS)
Sequential Read 64K	76.9 MB/s (1230 IOPS)	79.3 MB/s (1268 IOPS)
Sequential Read 1M	84.2 MB/s (83 IOPS)	160.8 MB/s (160 IOPS)
Sequential Write 4K	39.1 MB/s (10024 IOPS)	53.1 MB/s (13613 IOPS)
Sequential Write 64K	50.0 MB/s (800 IOPS)	53.4 MB/s (854 IOPS)
Sequential Write 1M	53.4 MB/s (52 IOPS)	43.3 MB/s (42 IOPS)
Random Read 4K	26.3 MB/s (6738 IOPS)	30.6 MB/s (7834 IOPS)
Random Read 64K	71.6 MB/s (1145 IOPS)	128.5 MB/s (2055 IOPS)
Random Read 1M	83.4 MB/s (82 IOPS)	162.6 MB/s (162 IOPS)
Random Write 4K	38.8 MB/s (9946 IOPS)	44.6 MB/s (11424 IOPS)
Random Write 64K	51.4 MB/s (822 IOPS)	51.3 MB/s (821 IOPS)
Random Write 1M	53.0 MB/s (52 IOPS)	42.9 MB/s (42 IOPS)

Crucial P5 Plus (1024GB)
Sequential Read 4K	263.8 MB/s (67542 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 64K	384.5 MB/s (6152 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Read 1M	384.8 MB/s (384 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 4K	173.3 MB/s (44366 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 64K	391.0 MB/s (6256 IOPS)	N/A
Sequential Write 1M	392.5 MB/s (392 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 4K	245.7 MB/s (62920 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 64K	374.7 MB/s (5994 IOPS)	N/A
Random Read 1M	382.2 MB/s (381 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 4K	153.6 MB/s (39327 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 64K	354.9 MB/s (5678 IOPS)	N/A
Random Write 1M	362.2 MB/s (361 IOPS)	N/A

Load Power	4.2W	5.9W
Ollama Max Power	4.8W	7.7W
Linpack Max Power	5.6W	9.9W

Ethernet Upload	942 Mbps	939 Mbps
Ethernet Download	941 Mbps	941 Mbps

Cooling & Thermal Testing

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) cooler comparison76°C peak with stock cooling · 2 cooling setups tested · best cooler cuts 21.0°C

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is faster, the Banana Pi CM4 or the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4)?

The Banana Pi CM4 is faster in our testing, scoring 1,293 in Geekbench 6 multi-core versus 609 for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4), a 112% advantage.

Which board is the best value?

Of the boards in this comparison, the Banana Pi CM4 offers the best performance per dollar: 12.4 Geekbench 6 multi-core points per dollar at $104.00.

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Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) vs Banana Pi CM4

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

TinyMemBench

PassMark RAM

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

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

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Which board is the best value?

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Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) vs Banana Pi CM4

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

TinyMemBench

PassMark RAM

AI & LLM Performance

Ollama LLM Benchmark

Storage Performance

fio Storage Performance - eMMC

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 Banana Pi CM4 or the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4)?

Which board is the best value?

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