Raspberry Pi 5 vs Radxa ROCK 5B+ (RK3588) for LLMs
Different runtimes/quants across sources; medians are indicative.
| Raspberry Pi 5 | Radxa ROCK 5B+ (RK3588) | |
|---|---|---|
| India price (cheapest seen) | ₹18,643 | No India listing yet |
| Small 1–3B median gen t/s | 5.4 (19 tests) | 17.0 (1 tests) |
| Medium 7–8B median gen t/s | 1.9 (14 tests) | Not tested yet |
| Big 14B+ median gen t/s | 1.3 (17 tests) | 6.8 (2 tests) |
Which is faster for local LLMs: Raspberry Pi 5 or Radxa ROCK 5B+ (RK3588)?
For small 1-3B models, Radxa ROCK 5B+ (RK3588) is fastest in our sourced results (Raspberry Pi 5 5.4 tokens/s median over 19 tests, Radxa ROCK 5B+ (RK3588) 17.0 tokens/s result). For 14B+ models, Radxa ROCK 5B+ (RK3588) is fastest in our sourced results (Raspberry Pi 5 1.3 tokens/s median over 17 tests, Radxa ROCK 5B+ (RK3588) 6.8 tokens/s median over 2 tests).
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