Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W vs Raspberry Pi Zero W
Benchmarks, specifications, and real-world performance data
Tested by Bret Weber Last updated
Most efficient
Raspberry Pi Zero W
1.1W under load
Comparison Summary
The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and the Raspberry Pi Zero W go head to head below, with every figure taken from our own hands-on testing. The Raspberry Pi Zero W is the most frugal under load, drawing 1.1W.
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.
CPU Performance
Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads
7-Zip Benchmark
Higher Scores are Better
UnixBench
Higher Scores are Better
CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)
Higher Hashrates are Better
PassMark CPU
Higher Scores are Better
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)
Network Performance
Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3
iPerf3 Network Performance
Higher Speeds are Better
Power & Thermal
Power consumption at idle and under various workloads
Power Consumption
Lower is "Better"
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