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Orange Pi 5 Max

Name: Orange Pi 5 Max
Brand: Orange Pi

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For advanced users

A full RK3588 in Raspberry Pi size, with LPDDR5, 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E.

Processor: Rockchip RK3588
RAM: 4 / 8 / 16 GB
Network: 1 × 2.5 GbE
Drive slots: 1

Great fit for: No use rated great

from $95 (launch price)

Researched from manufacturer data and public reviews; not tested by us.· Last reviewed Oct 28, 2026

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What it is good for

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Our rules applied to its specs. The reasons come from the data in the specification table. How the verdicts are decided

Home AssistantGood
- Home Assistant OS needs a community build
- Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
- Low power for 24/7 use
Media serverGood
- Hardware encoder (Rockchip MPP): supported by Jellyfin, not by Plex
- Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
Homelab / ProxmoxLimited
- Arm processor: Docker works, Proxmox VE does not
- Up to 16 GB of RAM for containers
Router / firewallLimited
- One network port: only as a 'router on a stick' with VLANs and a managed switch
NASLimited
- 1 internal drive slots (1× M.2)
- 2.5 GbE network
- A single drive: no mirror, so keep a backup elsewhere
DesktopLimited
- Linux desktop on Arm: fine for browsing, coding and learning, slow with heavy sites
Electronics / GPIOGood
- GPIO header
- Raspberry Pi HATs and libraries do not always work unchanged

Configurations and where to buy

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Overview

Editorial opinion

Best for: A Pi 5 alternative with more CPU, faster networking and a hardware video encoder.

Editorial opinionWould we buy it today?

A strong Pi 5 rival on paper; buy it if you are comfortable with less polished software.

Pros and cons

Editorial opinion

Pros

Eight cores in a Pi-sized board
2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E on board
NVMe slot

Cons

One network port
Software depends on vendor images and Armbian

Specifications

Factual data

General

Manufacturer: Orange Pi
Type: Single-board computer
Form factor: Credit-card board (85 × 56 mm)
Released: 2024
Availability: On sale

Processor and graphics

Processor: Rockchip RK3588Arm (64-bit) · Cortex-A76 + A55
Cores / threads: 8 / 84× Cortex-A76 + 4× Cortex-A55
Max clock: 2.4 GHz
Graphics: Arm Mali-G610 MP4
Hardware video decode: H.264, HEVC 8-bit, HEVC 10-bit (HDR), VP9, AV1
Hardware video encode: H.264, HEVC 8-bit
NPU: 6 TOPS

Memory and storage

RAM options: 4 / 8 / 16 GB
RAM type: LPDDR5
RAM upgrades: Soldered, cannot be upgraded
M.2 slots: 1
microSD slot: Yes
Storage details: M.2 NVMe (PCIe 3.0 x4), eMMC socket, microSD

Network

Ethernet: 1 × 2.5 GbE1× 2.5 GbE
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth: 5.3

Displays, USB and expansion

Displays at once: 2
Video outputs: 2× HDMI 2.1 (up to 8K60)
USB: 2× USB 3.0, 2× USB 2.0
USB4 / Thunderbolt: No
GPIO header: Yes

Power, cooling and size

Power input: USB-C 5 V / 5 A
Power supply: External adapter
Cooling: Bare board: heatsink or fan sold apart
Size (W × D × H): 89 × 57 mm

Rockchip RK3588: The most capable common Arm SoC for boards: eight cores, 8K video decoding, H.264/HEVC encoding and lots of PCIe.

Source: Manufacturer specifications

Software support

Editorial opinion

How well each system installs and runs on it today (editorial assessment).

Windows 11Not supported
Linux (Debian, Ubuntu or vendor image)Good
Proxmox VENot supported
Home Assistant OSWorks with effort
OPNsense / pfSense / OpenWrtWorks with effort

Measured

Factual data

Measured values with their source. We never invent figures.

No measured values yet.

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