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Orange Pi · Orange Pi · 2023

Orange Pi 5 Plus

For advanced users

The RK3588 board with the most I/O: two 2.5 GbE ports, a full-speed NVMe slot, HDMI in and up to 32 GB.

Processor
Rockchip RK3588
RAM
4 / 8 / 16 / 32 GB
Network
2 × 2.5 GbE
Drive slots
1

Great fit for: No use rated great

from $109 (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

Derived from the specs

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 32 GB of RAM for containers
  • Router / firewallGood
    • 2 network ports, up to 2.5 GbE
    • Arm: OpenWrt rather than OPNsense or pfSense
  • 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: Tinkerers who want an Arm router, an NVMe file server or an 8K media player.

Editorial opinionWould we buy it today?

Yes if you like tinkering; if you want things to just work, a Pi 5 or an N150 mini PC is easier.

Pros and cons

Editorial opinion

Pros

  • Two 2.5 GbE ports and PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe
  • Up to 32 GB of RAM
  • Hardware video encoder (Jellyfin with Rockchip MPP)

Cons

  • Vendor images or Armbian; mainline Linux support still maturing
  • Realtek network controllers
  • Needs a heatsink or fan

Specifications

Factual data
General
Manufacturer
Orange Pi
Type
Single-board computer
Form factor
Compact board (100 × 75 mm or so)
Released
2023
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 / 32 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X
RAM upgrades
Soldered, cannot be upgraded
M.2 slots
1
microSD slot
Yes
Storage details
M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe, eMMC socket, microSD
Network
Ethernet
2 × 2.5 GbE2× 2.5 GbE (Realtek RTL8125BG)
Wi-Fi
M.2 E-key slot for a Wi-Fi card
Displays, USB and expansion
Displays at once
3
Video outputs
2× HDMI 2.1 out (8K), 1× HDMI in, USB-C with DisplayPort
USB
2× USB 3.0, 2× USB 2.0, 1× USB-C
USB4 / Thunderbolt
No
GPIO header
Yes
Power, cooling and size
Power input
USB-C 5 V / 4 A
Power supply
External adapter
Adapter / max power
20 W
Cooling
Bare board: heatsink or fan sold apart
Size (W × D × H)
100 × 75 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 / OpenWrtGood

Measured

Factual data

Measured values with their source. We never invent figures.

No measured values yet.

Alternatives

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 5

Processor
Broadcom BCM2712
RAM
16 GB
Network
1 × 1 GbE

Great fit for: Electronics / GPIO

The reference board: two to three times a Pi 4, PCIe for an NVMe SSD and the best software of any SBC.

from $78 (typical price)Highly recommended

Other boards

ZimaSpace ZimaBoard 2

Processor
Intel N150
RAM
16 GB
Network
2 × 2.5 GbE

Great fit for: Home Assistant · Media server · Router / firewall

A silent, fanless N150 board in an aluminium case with two Intel 2.5 GbE ports, two SATA ports and a PCIe slot.

from $279 (typical price)Recommended

Radxa

Radxa X4

Processor
Intel N100
RAM
16 GB
Network
1 × 2.5 GbE

Great fit for: Home Assistant · Media server

An Intel N100 PC in Raspberry Pi size, with a Pi-style GPIO header driven by an RP2040.

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