
Products · Orange Pi · Board
Orange Pi 5 Plus
- Chip
- Rockchip RK3588
- Unified memory
- 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB
- Released
- 2023
Configurations
Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.
| Configuration | Memory | Usable for AI | Bandwidth | LLMs that run well | Launch price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockchip RK3588 | 4.0 GB | 2.8 GB | 34 GB/s | 115 of 622 | — |
| Rockchip RK3588 | 8.0 GB | 6.4 GB | 34 GB/s | 155 of 622 | — |
| Rockchip RK3588 | 16.0 GB | 13.6 GB | 34 GB/s | 184 of 622 | — |
| Rockchip RK3588 | 32.0 GB | 28.8 GB | 34 GB/s | 203 of 622 | — |
Specifications 16.0 GB configuration
| Maker | Orange Pi |
|---|---|
| Type | Board |
| Chip | Rockchip RK3588 / RK3588S (16 GB) |
| Unified memory | 16.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 13.6 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 34 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.2 TFLOPS |
| Notes | RK3588 with LPDDR4X. Orange Pi publishes no US list price; it sells through Amazon, AliExpress and distributors (the 32 GB version is $499 at OrangePi.net). |
| Product page | www.orangepi.org (opens in a new tab) |
Best LLMs for the Orange Pi 5 Plus 16.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77Great quality (A) · 77 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | K2 Horizon 7B | Q5_K_M | 9.3 GB | 3.2 tok/s | Slow |
| 66Good quality (B) · 66 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Mellum2.1 Thinking (12B-A2.5B) | Q4_K_M | 9.2 GB | 13.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Maple Preview (20B-A1B) | Q3_K_M | 11.7 GB | 27.3 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 75Great quality (A) · 75 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiMo V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Q5_K_M | 8.6 GB | 3.0 tok/s | Slow |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Gemma 4 26B-A4B | Q2_K | 12.4 GB | 14.3 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 74Great quality (A) · 74 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SenseNova Loop 9B Preview | Q4_K_M | 8.1 GB | 3.6 tok/s | Slow |
| 73Great quality (A) · 73 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.8 GB | 3.6 tok/s | Slow |
| 71Great quality (A) · 71 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | TMax 9B | Q5_K_M | 8.3 GB | 3.2 tok/s | Slow |
| 72Great quality (A) · 72 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.8 GB | 3.6 tok/s | Slow |
| 61Good quality (B) · 61 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Raon-1 mini Preview (30B-A4B) | Q2_K | 13.3 GB | 12.7 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
Best Image models for the Orange Pi 5 Plus 16.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Q8 GGUF | 12.8 GB | 16.0 min | Very slowtight fit |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | FP8 | 10.2 GB | 2.2 min | Slow |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image Turbo | Q8 GGUF | 13.0 GB | 7.0 min | Very slowtight fit |
| 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image Turbo | Q4 GGUF | 11.3 GB | 9.4 min | Very slow |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image | Q8 GGUF | 13.0 GB | 47.8 min | Very slowtight fit |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image | Q8 GGUF | 11.2 GB | 64.9 min | Very slowencoder unloaded after use |
Best Video models for the Orange Pi 5 Plus 16.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 65/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-Video 2B | FP8 | 10.8 GB | 55.0 min | Very slow |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 65/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing) | FP8 | 10.7 GB | 34.3 h | Very slowCPU offload |
| 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 63/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3B | FP8 | 12.8 GB | 8.8 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 44Fair quality (C) · 44 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 62/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | CogVideoX 2B | FP8 | 11.0 GB | 2.2 h | Very slow |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | HY-OmniWeaving (8.3B, unified video) | FP16 | 10.7 GB | 28.1 h | Very slowCPU offload |
Best Decision models for the Orange Pi 5 Plus 16.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | Q8_0 | 2.4 GB | 120 ms | Runs great |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 2.6 GB | 2.6 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q8_0 | 6.3 GB | 17.4 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 8B | Q8_0 | 10.7 GB | 35.4 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Skywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8B | Q8_0 | 10.4 GB | 69.6 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 2.6 GB | 2.6 s | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | zerank-2 | Q8_0 | 6.3 GB | 17.4 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 1.1 s | Slow |
Other products with the Rockchip RK3588 / RK3588S (16 GB)
Spec sources
Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.

