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Banana Pi BPI-R4 vs Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5: Comparison

Banana Pi BPI-R4 and Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 differ on price: Banana Pi BPI-R4 at 189, Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 at $45 (base) to $95 (8GB/64GB/wireless). On price, Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 sits at $95.00 against $189.00 for Banana Pi BPI-R4.

Banana Pi BPI-R4 (Single-Board Computer/MediaTek Filogic 880/Quad-Core Cortex-A73/WiFi 7/10GbE Router Board)
Banana PiBanana Pi BPI-R4

$189.00

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Specs

Specification
Banana Pi BPI-R4 (Single-Board Computer/MediaTek Filogic 880/Quad-Core Cortex-A73/WiFi 7/10GbE Router Board)
Banana Pi BPI-R4
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (Single-Board Computer/Broadcom BCM2712/Quad-Core Cortex-A76 2.4GHz/Up to 8GB LPDDR4X/Embedded and Industrial Module)
Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5
BrandBanana PiRaspberry Pi Foundation
Memory82GB, 4GB, or 8GB LPDDR4X-4267
Price189$45 (base) to $95 (8GB/64GB/wireless)
ModelBPI-R4Compute Module 5
ProcessorQuad-Core Cortex-A73 up to 2.0GHzBroadcom BCM2712, Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz
Storage8GB eMMC + microSD, optional M.2 SATA/NVMe16GB, 32GB, or 64GB eMMC (or Lite variant with microSD)

Price comparison

RetailerBanana Pi BPI-R4Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5
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$189.00

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$95.00

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Verdict

Banana Pi BPI-R4

8.5 / 10 Expert Rating

The strongest DIY OpenWrt router board for multi-gigabit fiber connections, if you actually have the bandwidth to use it.

Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5

8.5 / 10 Expert Rating

Pi 5 compute in a module built for embedded and industrial product designs with custom carrier boards.

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