LLMs on the Orange Pi 5 (RK3588S)
5 sourced results. 5 configurations reached 5+ tokens/s generation.
Good for
- Small 1–3B (chat, simple agents): usable, median 6.9 t/s (≈5 words/s), best 6.9 t/s, 1 test
- Not tested yet: Medium 7–8B, Big 14B+. Help fill the gap
Cheapest India price seen: ₹29,000 (IndiaMART (Avinya, Pune), check stock on retailer page, checked 2026-10-17). Labels: ≥15 t/s fast · 5–15 usable · 2–5 slow · <2 too slow to chat. 1 token ≈ 0.75 words.
Real-world uses
Our data for this board: small (1–3B) models: median 6.9 t/s across 1 tests (usable). Use cases that need chat-speed replies want ≥5 t/s; background jobs can live with 2 t/s.
- Home server + local chatbot: Low-power always-on box running a small model for family chat or Home Assistant.
- NPU-accelerated small models: RK3588's NPU (via rknn-llm or NPU forks) can speed up small models; see our NPU vs CPU rows.
- Private document Q&A: Small RAG setups on 8–32GB RAM variants.
- Media + AI kiosk: Multiple display outputs plus a small model for signage or info desks.
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India price comparison
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| Board ↕ | Model ↕ | Runtime & setup ↕ | Gen t/s ↕ | Price ₹ (India) ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Pi 5 (RK3588S) | Granite 4.0 350M0.35B params · Q4_0 | rk-llama.cpp fork (CPU) | 55.2prompt 340.4 t/s | ₹29,000 Buy1.90 t/s per ₹1k | Community milhcbt/rk-llama.cpp2026 |
| Orange Pi 5 (RK3588S) | Granite 4.0 350M0.35B params · Q8_0 | rk-llama.cpp fork (CPU) | 40.6prompt 163.4 t/s | ₹29,000 Buy1.40 t/s per ₹1k | Community milhcbt/rk-llama.cpp2026 |
| Orange Pi 5 (RK3588S) | Granite 4.0 350M0.35B params · Q4_0 | rk-llama.cpp fork (NPU) | 26.7prompt 163.6 t/s | ₹29,000 Buy0.92 t/s per ₹1k | Community milhcbt/rk-llama.cpp2026 |
| Orange Pi 5 (RK3588S) | Granite 4.0 350M0.35B params · Q8_0 | rk-llama.cpp fork (NPU) | 25.4prompt 311.8 t/s | ₹29,000 Buy0.88 t/s per ₹1k | Community milhcbt/rk-llama.cpp2026 |
| Orange Pi 5 (RK3588S) | Phi-33.8B params · IQ4_XS | llama.cpp (-t 4, ~b2787) | 6.9prompt 10.8 t/s | ₹29,000 Buy0.24 t/s per ₹1k | Community llama.cpp issue #7176 author2024-05-09 |
Each row shows only what its source reported: RAM, quant, prompt speed and setup appear under the main value when published. Rows with full details are listed first, fastest first. Source badges: Community, Vendor, Reproduced; ⚠ marks a speed far from similar results (how we check).