Video Decode & Convert SBC Benchmark Rankings
How fast each Single Board Computer decodes and converts video in software with FFmpeg
18 boards tested · results from 21.3 to 275 (Frames per Second, HEVC 1080p Decode)
Top Picks
Full Results
- 1Fastest Overall: Orange Pi 6 16GBP1 · $359275 fps275 fpsP1 · $359
- 2Orange Pi 5B 4GBRK3588S · $203163.3 fps163.3 fpsRK3588S · $203
- 3Fastest Under $150: Cool Pi 4B 4GBRK3588S · $140162.6 fps162.6 fpsRK3588S · $140
- 4Radxa ROCK 5B+ 16GBRK3588 · $385138.2 fps138.2 fpsRK3588 · $385
- 5Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 4GBBCM2712 · $148120.2 fps120.2 fpsBCM2712 · $148
- 6Best Value: Orange Pi Zero 3W 4GBA733 · $50101.2 fps101.2 fpsA733 · $50
- 7Orange Pi Zero 4 4GBA733 · $68100 fps100 fpsA733 · $68
- 8Banana Pi CM4 4GBA311D · $10494.3 fps94.3 fpsA311D · $104
- 9Libre Computer Alta 4GBA311D · $12593.5 fps93.5 fpsA311D · $125
- 10Banana Pi M5 4GBS905X3 · $13340.8 fps40.8 fpsS905X3 · $133
- 11DEBIX Model A 4GBiMX 8M Plus · $13535.6 fps35.6 fpsiMX 8M Plus · $135
- 12Radxa ROCK 3B 2GBRK3568 · $5131.6 fps31.6 fpsRK3568 · $51
- 13Khadas VIM1S 2GBS905Y4 · $11930.4 fps30.4 fpsS905Y4 · $119
- 14Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) 1GBBCM2837B0 · $4327.1 fps27.1 fpsBCM2837B0 · $43
- 15Libre Computer Renegade 2GBRK3328 · $4525.7 fps25.7 fpsRK3328 · $45
- 16Libre Computer La Frite 1GBS805X · $3025.6 fps25.6 fpsS805X · $30
- 17Sipeed LicheePi 3A 8GBK1 · $10021.4 fps21.4 fpsK1 · $100
- 18Orange Pi RV2 4GBX1 · $4621.3 fps21.3 fpsX1 · $46
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the fastest single board computer in Video Decoding (HEVC 1080p Decode)?
The Orange Pi 6 16GB currently tops our Video Decoding (HEVC 1080p Decode) ranking with 275 (Frames per Second), measured on real hardware with our standardised test setup.
What is a good Video Decoding (HEVC 1080p Decode) score for an SBC?
Across the 18 boards we have tested, Video Decoding (HEVC 1080p Decode) results range from 21.3 to 275 (Frames per Second), with a median of 93.5. Anything above the median puts a board in the faster half of the market.
About Video Decode & Convert SBC Benchmark Rankings testing
We decode short clips of the open film Tears of Steel with FFmpeg as fast as the board can, measured in frames per second, and convert H.264 to HEVC and AV1 with each encoder's default settings. This is software decoding on the CPU, the same FFmpeg build on every board, so the numbers compare the processors directly; 24 fps is real time for these clips. Clips are loaded into memory first, so storage speed doesn't matter. Hardware decode speed and which formats the board's video engine handles are on each board's page. Each workload has its own ranking; switch between them above. Higher is better.