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: February 6, 2023

 
Best Performance (LZMA)
ODROID-N2 (2 GB)
6703.00 LZMA
Best Value (Ģv2)
Raspberry Pi 1 (256MB RAM)
651 Ģv2 at $20 USD
Best Of Both (BOB)
ODROID-N2 (2 GB)
6703.00 LZMA, 940 Ģv2 at $63 USD

Full Statistics

Show:
BOB Rank
Ģ Rank
LZMA Rank
Board
Size of Pool
Ģv2
LZMA
Price (USD)
 
5 1 10
Raspberry Pi 1 (256MB RAM)
81 Units 651 3073 $20  
2 2 6
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1 GB RAM)
91 Units 724 4831 $35  
4 3 7
Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+
1 Unit 755 3311 $25  
3 4 5
ODROID XU4
7 Units 932 5259 $49  
1 5 1
ODROID-N2 (2 GB)
1 Unit 940 6703 $63  
12 6 23
Orange Pi Zero (H2+)
1 Unit 1077 975 $11  
10 7 13
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
33 Units 1347 2598 $35  
8 8 8
Rock64 (4GB)
1 Unit 1404 3205 $45  
6 9 3
ODROID-N2 (4 GB)
2 Units 1407 5616 $79  
9 10 9
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2 GB RAM)
35 Units 1423 3163 $45  
11 11 15
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
48 Units 1477 2370 $35  
14 12 18
Raspberry Pi 2
1 Unit 1534 1630 $25  
15 13 17
Pine A64+ (2GB RAM)
1 Unit 1545 1877 $29  
7 14 2
Raspberry Pi 400
1 Unit 1608 6220 $100  
19 15 21
Pine A64+ (1GB RAM)
1 Unit 1644 1156 $19  
17 16 16
Pine A64-LTS/Sopine
1 Unit 1695 1888 $32  
20 17 19
Rock64 (1GB)
3 Units 1754 1425 $25  
13 18 11
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4 GB RAM)
119 Units 1823 3017 $55  
16 19 12
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (8 GB RAM)
79 Units 2630 2852 $75  
18 20 14
Asus Tinker Board
3 Units 2726 2568 $70  
21 21 20
ODROID C0 / C1 / C1+
1 Unit 2870 1289 $37  
22 22 22
NanoPi NEO Plus2 (1 GB)
2 Units 3871 1085 $42  
23 23 24
Raspberry Pi 1/Zero/Zero 2 (512MB RAM)
1 Unit 8264 121 $10  

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

Device Test Pool

119

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4 GB RAM)

$55 USD
91

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1 GB RAM)

$35 USD
81

Raspberry Pi 1 (256MB RAM)

$20 USD
79

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (8 GB RAM)

$75 USD
48

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

$35 USD
35

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2 GB RAM)

$45 USD
33

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

$35 USD
7

ODROID XU4

$49 USD
3

Asus Tinker Board

$70 USD
3

Rock64 (1GB)

$25 USD
2

ODROID-N2 (4 GB)

$79 USD
2

NanoPi NEO Plus2 (1 GB)

$42 USD
1

Orange Pi Zero (H2+)

$11 USD
1

Raspberry Pi 400

$100 USD
1

ODROID C0 / C1 / C1+

$37 USD
1

ODROID-N2 (2 GB)

$63 USD
1

Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+

$25 USD
1

Pine A64-LTS/Sopine

$32 USD
1

Rock64 (4GB)

$45 USD
1

Pine A64+ (2GB RAM)

$29 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
514

Total Devices Tested Today