Raspbery Pi Performance by Generation
Summary
Just how far have these handy little devices come?
Raspbery Pi Performance by Generation
Measured Using IPERF
I like this test because it stresses the Internal BUS and CPU.
Pi 1B+
- Raspberry Pi Model B+
- SoC BCM2835
- CPU 700MHz (Single Core)
- RAM 512MB
- USB Ports 4
- Ethernet 100Base-T
- Wireless No
- Bluetooth No
One Minute Test Single Flow
pi@pi1b:~ $ iperf --server ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 128 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46422 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.0 sec 1.79 GBytes 256 Mbits/sec
Five Minute Test 10 Parallel Flows
pi@pi1b:~ $ iperf --server ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 128 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 5] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46462 [ 4] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46460 [ 8] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46468 [ 7] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46466 [ 6] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46464 [ 10] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46472 [ 9] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46470 [ 11] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46474 [ 12] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46476 [ 13] local 192.168.1.2 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.2 port 46478 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-300.1 sec 1.02 GBytes 29.3 Mbits/sec [ 6] 0.0-300.2 sec 1.03 GBytes 29.5 Mbits/sec [ 12] 0.0-300.2 sec 1.03 GBytes 29.4 Mbits/sec [ 13] 0.0-300.3 sec 1.02 GBytes 29.3 Mbits/sec [ 5] 0.0-300.3 sec 1.02 GBytes 29.3 Mbits/sec [ 8] 0.0-300.3 sec 1.03 GBytes 29.3 Mbits/sec [ 7] 0.0-300.3 sec 1.03 GBytes 29.3 Mbits/sec [ 10] 0.0-300.3 sec 1.03 GBytes 29.5 Mbits/sec [ 9] 0.0-300.3 sec 1.03 GBytes 29.4 Mbits/sec [ 11] 0.0-300.3 sec 1.01 GBytes 29.0 Mbits/sec [SUM] 0.0-300.3 sec 10.3 GBytes 293 Mbits/sec
Pi 2B
- Raspberry Pi Model 2B
- SoC BCM2836/7
- CPU 900MHz (Quad Core)
- RAM 1GB
- USB Ports 4
- Ethernet 100Base-T
- Wireless No
- Bluetooth No
One Minute Test Single Flow
pi@pi2b:~ $ iperf --server ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 128 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44596 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.0 sec 11.9 GBytes 1.70 Gbits/sec
Five Minute Test 10 Parallel Flows
pi@pi2b:~ $ iperf --server ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 128 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44632 [ 5] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44634 [ 6] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44636 [ 9] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44638 [ 11] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44644 [ 10] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44642 [ 7] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44640 [ 15] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44648 [ 13] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44646 [ 14] local 192.168.1.15 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.15 port 44650 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 5] 0.0-300.0 sec 6.25 GBytes 179 Mbits/sec [ 6] 0.0-300.0 sec 6.56 GBytes 188 Mbits/sec [ 7] 0.0-300.0 sec 6.38 GBytes 183 Mbits/sec [ 4] 0.0-300.0 sec 6.24 GBytes 179 Mbits/sec [ 9] 0.0-300.0 sec 5.52 GBytes 158 Mbits/sec [ 11] 0.0-300.0 sec 6.52 GBytes 187 Mbits/sec [ 10] 0.0-300.0 sec 6.47 GBytes 185 Mbits/sec [ 13] 0.0-300.0 sec 6.51 GBytes 186 Mbits/sec [ 14] 0.0-300.0 sec 6.23 GBytes 178 Mbits/sec [ 15] 0.0-300.1 sec 6.32 GBytes 181 Mbits/sec [SUM] 0.0-300.1 sec 63.0 GBytes 1.80 Gbits/sec
Pi 3B
- Raspberry Pi Model 3B
- SoC BCM2837A0/B0
- CPU 1200MHz (Quad Core)
- RAM 1GB
- USB Ports 4
- Ethernet 100Base-T
- Wireless 802.11n
- Bluetooth 4.1
One Minute Test Single Flow
pi@pi3b:~ $ iperf --server ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 128 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 42040 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.0 sec 25.7 GBytes 3.68 Gbits/sec
Five Minute Test 10 Parallel Flows
pi@pi3b:~ $ iperf --server ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 128 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54384 [ 5] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54386 [ 8] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54392 [ 7] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54390 [ 10] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54396 [ 6] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54388 [ 9] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54394 [ 13] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54402 [ 12] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54400 [ 11] local 192.168.1.7 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.7 port 54398 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-300.0 sec 12.5 GBytes 358 Mbits/sec [ 6] 0.0-300.0 sec 13.4 GBytes 384 Mbits/sec [ 13] 0.0-300.1 sec 13.1 GBytes 376 Mbits/sec [ 12] 0.0-300.0 sec 13.0 GBytes 372 Mbits/sec [ 5] 0.0-300.1 sec 11.8 GBytes 337 Mbits/sec [ 8] 0.0-300.1 sec 10.1 GBytes 289 Mbits/sec [ 7] 0.0-300.1 sec 13.1 GBytes 375 Mbits/sec [ 10] 0.0-300.1 sec 12.8 GBytes 366 Mbits/sec [ 9] 0.0-300.1 sec 12.6 GBytes 359 Mbits/sec [ 11] 0.0-300.1 sec 12.5 GBytes 358 Mbits/sec [SUM] 0.0-300.1 sec 112 GBytes 3.22 Gbits/sec
Pi 4B
- Raspberry Pi Model 4B
- SoC BCM2711
- CPU 1500MHz (Quad Core)
- RAM 4GB
- USB Ports 4 (2xUSB2, 2xUSB3)
- Ethernet 1000Base-T
- Wireless 802.11ac/n
- Bluetooth 5.0
One Minute Test Single Flow
pi@pi4b:~ $ iperf --server ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 128 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 60998 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-60.0 sec 32.9 GBytes 4.70 Gbits/sec
Five Minute Test 10 Parallel Flows
pi@pi4b:~ $ iperf --server ------------------------------------------------------------ Server listening on TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 128 KByte (default) ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51422 [ 5] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51424 [ 6] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51428 [ 7] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51426 [ 9] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51432 [ 12] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51436 [ 10] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51434 [ 14] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51440 [ 11] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51438 [ 8] local 192.168.1.63 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.63 port 51430 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 14] 0.0-300.0 sec 25.1 GBytes 720 Mbits/sec [ 8] 0.0-300.0 sec 29.4 GBytes 841 Mbits/sec [ 4] 0.0-300.0 sec 26.2 GBytes 750 Mbits/sec [ 10] 0.0-300.0 sec 22.4 GBytes 640 Mbits/sec [ 11] 0.0-300.0 sec 23.9 GBytes 684 Mbits/sec [ 5] 0.0-300.1 sec 26.6 GBytes 762 Mbits/sec [ 7] 0.0-300.0 sec 710 MBytes 19.8 Mbits/sec [ 9] 0.0-300.1 sec 25.6 GBytes 734 Mbits/sec [ 6] 0.0-300.1 sec 26.8 GBytes 767 Mbits/sec [ 12] 0.0-300.2 sec 24.6 GBytes 703 Mbits/sec [SUM] 0.0-300.2 sec 231 GBytes 6.62 Gbits/sec