Daily Single Board Computer Giggle Score Results

How GiggleScore.com Works

Giggle Score (Ģv2)

Comparing SBC Value

It can be difficult to gauge the value of Single Board Computers when compared to one another. Prices vary, specifications vary, and a lot of the information you'll find is either performance-based or personal opinion. GiggleScore.com sets out to provide an accurate means of gauging the value of each Single Board Computer by weighing the performance of each board against its USD value. Using each board's Giggle Score, we can truly find the "best bang for the buck" when it comes to SBCs.

A lower Ģ score means less cost (better value) for the performance of the Single Board Computer.

7-Zip LZMA CPU Benchmarks (LZMA)

Comparing SBC Performance

From device to device, it can be challenging (perhaps impossible?) to accurately compare performance. Each use case introduces new variables. But by running a standardized test across all its supported platforms on several hundred single board computers, NEMS Linux provides a single unified "score" – a MIPS average total using 7-Zip's built-in LZMA CPU benchmark (compression) which gives us a crucial piece of performance data to cross-compare many different Single Board Computers.

A higher LZMA score means better performance.

Interpretting These Scores

NOTE: GiggleScore.com was upgraded to v2 on May 4, 2019. This increases the accuracy of the scores, but also means resetting all data since the algorithm has been re-written. All v1 Giggle results are now obsolete. It will take a few weeks to get all our servers to check-in with the new algorithm.

Take GiggleScore.com with a heaping tablespoon of salt. At this early stage of development, the benchmarks are still evolving to improve accuracy, and really it should only be viewed as a fun project with some interesting potential. At present, it only tests the first and last core of each board's SOC, and does not yet take multithreading or 64-bit architecture into account. Of course, high-end boards will shine with the inclusion of these tests, so for now, consider GiggleScore.com a work in progress. Submit PR's if you are able, or send me a note with your thoughts or suggestions. Thanks!

Current Rankings
Updated: April 3, 2025

 
Best Performance (LZMA)
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB RAM)
8897.00 LZMA
Best Value (Ģv2)
Raspberry Pi 1/Zero/Zero 2 (512MB RAM)
424 Ģv2 at $10 USD
Best Of Both (BOB)
ODROID-N2/N2+ (4 GB)
7754.00 LZMA, 1019 Ģv2 at $79 USD

Full Statistics

Show:
BOB Rank
Ģ Rank
LZMA Rank
Board
Size of Pool
Ģv2
LZMA
Price (USD)
 
7 1 18
Raspberry Pi 1/Zero/Zero 2 (512MB RAM)
1 Unit 424 2356 $10  
6 2 13
Raspberry Pi 1 (256MB RAM)
47 Units 675 2965 $20  
4 3 8
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1 GB RAM)
127 Units 721 4853 $35  
12 4 24
Orange Pi Zero (H2+)
1 Unit 804 1306 $11  
2 5 5
ODROID XU4
4 Units 855 5734 $49  
1 6 3
ODROID-N2/N2+ (4 GB)
2 Units 1019 7754 $79  
13 7 21
Raspberry Pi 2
1 Unit 1098 2276 $25  
3 8 2
Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB RAM)
16 Units 1151 8690 $100  
10 9 16
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
18 Units 1247 2806 $35  
5 10 1
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB RAM)
33 Units 1293 8897 $115  
15 11 19
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
34 Units 1492 2346 $35  
9 12 10
Asus Tinker Board
3 Units 1518 4611 $70  
18 13 20
Rock64 (2GB)
1 Unit 1520 2303 $35  
14 14 14
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2 GB RAM)
16 Units 1538 2925 $45  
21 15 27
Pine A64+ (1GB RAM)
1 Unit 1644 1156 $19  
8 16 4
Raspberry Pi 400
3 Units 1652 6054 $100  
11 17 9
RockPro64 (4GB)
1 Unit 1718 4655 $80  
19 18 17
ODROID-C2
1 Unit 1745 2636 $46  
16 19 12
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4 GB RAM)
49 Units 1782 3087 $55  
22 20 23
Rock64 (1GB)
2 Units 1782 1403 $25  
23 21 22
Rock64 (4GB)
1 Unit 2045 2200 $45  
24 22 26
Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+
1 Unit 2135 1171 $25  
20 23 15
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (8 GB RAM)
22 Units 2636 2845 $75  
17 24 7
Indiedroid Nova (4GB RAM)
1 Unit 2741 5288 $145  
25 25 25
NanoPi NEO Plus2 (1 GB)
1 Unit 3393 1238 $42  

You can run your own test using the cat5tv-sbctest script available on GitHub.

Device Test Pool

127

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1 GB RAM)

$35 USD
49

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4 GB RAM)

$55 USD
47

Raspberry Pi 1 (256MB RAM)

$20 USD
34

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

$35 USD
33

Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB RAM)

$115 USD
22

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (8 GB RAM)

$75 USD
18

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

$35 USD
16

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2 GB RAM)

$45 USD
16

Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB RAM)

$100 USD
4

ODROID XU4

$49 USD
3

Asus Tinker Board

$70 USD
3

Raspberry Pi 400

$100 USD
2

ODROID-N2/N2+ (4 GB)

$79 USD
2

Rock64 (1GB)

$25 USD
1

Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+

$25 USD
1

Raspberry Pi 2

$25 USD
1

Pine A64+ (1GB RAM)

$19 USD
1

Raspberry Pi 1/Zero/Zero 2 (512MB RAM)

$10 USD
1

Indiedroid Nova (4GB RAM)

$145 USD
1

ODROID-C2

$46 USD
1

RockPro64 (4GB)

$80 USD
1

NanoPi NEO Plus2 (1 GB)

$42 USD
1

Rock64 (2GB)

$35 USD
1

Orange Pi Zero (H2+)

$11 USD
1

Rock64 (4GB)

$45 USD
387

Total Devices Tested Today