Raspberry Pi 3 Linux Benchmark Comparison
Raspberry Pi 3 Benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.


Raspberry Pi 3: 

	Processor: ARMv7 rev 4 @ 1.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BCM2709 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2, Memory: 925MB, Disk: 16GB SD16G, Graphics: LLVMpipe

	OS: Raspbian 8.0, Kernel: 4.1.18-v7+ (armv7l), Desktop: LXDE 0.7.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1824x984

Raspberry Pi 2: 

	Processor: ARMv7 rev 5 @ 0.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: BCM2709 Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Rev 1.1, Memory: 925MB, Disk: 8GB SD

	OS: Raspbian 8.0, Kernel: 4.1.13-v7+ (armv7l), Desktop: LXDE 0.7.2, Display Server: X Server 1.16.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1824x984

Raspberry Pi Zero: 

	Processor: ARMv6-compatible rev 7 @ 1.00GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: BCM2708 Raspberry Pi ? Rev 1.2, Memory: 434MB, Disk: 8GB SL08G

	OS: Raspbian 8.0, Kernel: 4.1.13+ (armv6l), Desktop: LXDE 0.7.2, Display Server: X Server 1.16.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1776x952

Banana Pi M2: 

	Processor: ARMv7 rev 3 @ 1.01GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Allwinner sun6i (A31) Family Banana Pi BPI-M2, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 8GB SD

	OS: Debian 8.1, Kernel: 4.2.0-BPI-kernel+ (armv7l), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

ODROID C1 Plus: 

	Processor: ARMv7 rev 1 @ 1.54GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ODROIDC, Memory: 836MB, Disk: 8GB SD

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.10.80-135 (armv7l), Desktop: LXDE 0.6.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Orange Pi PC: 

	Processor: ARMv7 rev 5 @ 1.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: sun8i, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 16GB SL16G

	OS: Raspbian GNU/Linux 7, Kernel: 3.4.39 (armv7l), Desktop: LXDE 0.7.1, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x720

Orange Pi Plus: 

	Processor: ARMv7 rev 5 @ 1.20GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: sun8i, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 16GB SL16G

	OS: Raspbian GNU/Linux 7, Kernel: 3.4.39 (armv7l), Desktop: LXDE 0.7.1, Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x720

Jetson TK1: 

	Processor: ARMv7 rev 3 @ 2.32GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: jetson-tk1, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 16GB SEM16G, Graphics: GK20A/NullRM/AXI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.10.40-gdacac96 (armv7l), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 21.4, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + CUDA 6.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Jetson TX1: 

	Processor: Cortex A57 rev 1 @ 1.91GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: jetson_tx1, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 16GB 016G32, Graphics: NVIDIA Tegra X1 (nvgpu)/, Monitor: Acer G237HL

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.10.67-g3a5c467 (aarch64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 23.1.1, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

BananaPi M3: 

	Processor: ARMv7 rev 5 @ 1.61GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: sun8i, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 16GB SD16G + 8GB 8WPD3R

	OS: Raspbian 8.0, Kernel: 3.4.39-BPI-M3-Kernel (armv7l), Display Server: X Server 1.16.4, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 629.00  |====================
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 387.00  |============
Raspberry Pi Zero . 88.73   |===
Banana Pi M2 ...... 427.00  |==============
ODROID C1 Plus .... 494.00  |================
Orange Pi PC ...... 315.00  |==========
Orange Pi Plus .... 322.00  |==========
Jetson TK1 ........ 422.00  |=============
Jetson TX1 ........ 1563.00 |==================================================
BananaPi M3 ....... 722.00  |=======================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Performance / Cost - Test: Blowfish
Real C/S Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 17.97 |====================================================
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 10.46 |==============================
Raspberry Pi Zero . 17.75 |===================================================
ODROID C1 Plus .... 10.98 |================================
Orange Pi PC ...... 12.60 |====================================
Orange Pi Plus .... 7.16  |=====================
Jetson TK1 ........ 2.20  |======
Jetson TX1 ........ 2.61  |========


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 247.37  |====
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 505.44  |========
Raspberry Pi Zero . 3037.57 |==================================================
Banana Pi M2 ...... 436.18  |=======
ODROID C1 Plus .... 323.08  |=====
Orange Pi PC ...... 951.10  |================
Orange Pi Plus .... 1424.86 |=======================
Jetson TK1 ........ 95.01   |==
Jetson TX1 ........ 85.30   |=
BananaPi M3 ....... 268.72  |====


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 1388  |======
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 2175  |=========
Raspberry Pi Zero . 12029 |====================================================
Banana Pi M2 ...... 1984  |=========
ODROID C1 Plus .... 1590  |=======
Orange Pi PC ...... 1982  |=========
Orange Pi Plus .... 3042  |=============
Jetson TK1 ........ 2888  |============
Jetson TX1 ........ 613   |===
BananaPi M3 ....... 1158  |=====


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 53.62  |=====
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 75.46  |========
Raspberry Pi Zero . 501.11 |===================================================
Banana Pi M2 ...... 71.58  |=======
ODROID C1 Plus .... 51.54  |=====
Orange Pi PC ...... 77.16  |========
Orange Pi Plus .... 103.05 |==========
Jetson TK1 ........ 15.10  |==
Jetson TX1 ........ 16.56  |==
BananaPi M3 ....... 53.01  |=====


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 62.54  |=======================
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 33.29  |============
Raspberry Pi Zero . 10.00  |====
Banana Pi M2 ...... 60.08  |======================
ODROID C1 Plus .... 81.97  |==============================
Orange Pi PC ...... 59.24  |=====================
Orange Pi Plus .... 64.38  |=======================
Jetson TK1 ........ 141.30 |===================================================
Jetson TX1 ........ 83.40  |==============================
BananaPi M3 ....... 69.07  |=========================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Performance / Cost - Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 1.79 |========================================
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 0.90 |====================
Raspberry Pi Zero . 2.00 |=============================================
ODROID C1 Plus .... 1.82 |=========================================
Orange Pi PC ...... 2.37 |=====================================================
Orange Pi Plus .... 1.43 |================================
Jetson TK1 ........ 0.74 |=================
Jetson TX1 ........ 0.14 |===


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 20.25 |===================
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 11.93 |===========
Raspberry Pi Zero . 2.60  |==
Banana Pi M2 ...... 13.40 |=============
ODROID C1 Plus .... 18.80 |==================
Orange Pi PC ...... 11.93 |===========
Orange Pi Plus .... 7.83  |=======
Jetson TK1 ........ 54.40 |====================================================
Jetson TX1 ........ 24.67 |========================
BananaPi M3 ....... 17.73 |=================


OpenSSL 1.0.1g
Performance / Cost - RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 0.58 |=====================================================
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 0.32 |=============================
Raspberry Pi Zero . 0.52 |================================================
ODROID C1 Plus .... 0.42 |======================================
Orange Pi PC ...... 0.48 |============================================
Orange Pi Plus .... 0.17 |================
Jetson TK1 ........ 0.28 |==========================
Jetson TX1 ........ 0.04 |====


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 228.37 |===================
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 314.58 |==========================
Raspberry Pi Zero . 606.76 |===================================================
Banana Pi M2 ...... 269.63 |=======================
ODROID C1 Plus .... 200.50 |=================
Orange Pi PC ...... 261.83 |======================
Orange Pi Plus .... 257.87 |======================
Jetson TK1 ........ 50.29  |====
Jetson TX1 ........ 47.64  |====
BananaPi M3 ....... 205.49 |=================


Meta Performance Per Dollar
Performance Per Dollar
Performance Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
Raspberry Pi 3 .... 6.78 |============================================
Raspberry Pi 2 .... 3.58 |=======================
Raspberry Pi Zero . 8.08 |=====================================================
ODROID C1 Plus .... 4.07 |===========================
Orange Pi PC ...... 5.07 |=================================
Orange Pi Plus .... 2.92 |===================
Jetson TK1 ........ 1.03 |=======
Jetson TX1 ........ 0.79 |=====