Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) vs Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only)

Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) is faster in all 2 like-for-like comparisons (largest gap: LLM generation, 28.77×).
| Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) | Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best LLM generation | 71.36 tok/s C 2025-11-10 (page last edited) | 4.88 tok/s C 2026-09-22 (page last edited) |
| Power | n/a | 11.90 W ● Measured, Whole system |
| Perf / W | n/a | 0.410 tok/s/W ● Measured, Whole system |
| Price | n/a | n/a |
| Workloads with data | 1 of 7 | 4 of 7 |
Best published LLM generation result per platform (may be from different like-for-like groups — see data). n/a = not published; never estimated.
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object detection
Only Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) has published object detection results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 14.92 FPS inference_time · b=1 | YOLO26n FP32/default · Ultralytics NCNN · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power not published not published | Ultralytics documentation (benchmark table) 2026-10-03 (page last edited) |
Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling):
No published object detection results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) yet.
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instance segmentation
No published instance segmentation results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) yet.
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pose estimation
No published pose estimation results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) yet.
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image classification
Only Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) has published image classification results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 29.59 FPS inference_time · b=1 | YOLO26n-cls FP32 · Ultralytics PyTorch (CPU) · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power not published not published | Ultralytics documentation: Hailo integration benchmark 2026-10-11 (page last edited) |
Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling):
No published image classification results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) yet.
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semantic segmentation
Only Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) has published semantic segmentation results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 1.20 FPS inference_time · b=1 | YOLO26n-sem FP32 · Ultralytics PyTorch (CPU) · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power not published not published | Ultralytics documentation: Hailo integration benchmark 2026-10-11 (page last edited) |
Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling):
No published semantic segmentation results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) yet.
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speech-to-text
No published speech-to-text results for Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) or Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) yet.
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LLM generation
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) | 34.52 tok/s generation_throughput · b=1 | llama3.1:8b Ollama default tag (4-bit unless tag says otherwise) · Ollama (geerlingguy/ollama-benchmark) · LLM 5–14B | C | unknown power not published not published | Jeff Geerling ai-benchmarks issue results (comments) 2025-11-10 (page last edited) |
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 1.20 tok/s generation_throughput · b=1 | DeepSeek R1 14b as in linked issue (Ollama default tags are 4-bit) · Ollama / llama.cpp (see linked issue) · LLM 5–14B | C | 13.00 W ● Measured, Whole system reported in result source — Measured, Whole system | Jeff Geerling ai-benchmarks README (Findings tables) 2026-09-22 (page last edited) |
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisforum MS-R1 (as tested by Jeff Geerling) | 71.36 tok/s generation_throughput · b=1 | llama3.2:3b Ollama default tag (4-bit unless tag says otherwise) · Ollama (geerlingguy/ollama-benchmark) · LLM ≤4B | C | unknown power not published not published | Jeff Geerling ai-benchmarks issue results (comments) 2025-11-10 (page last edited) |
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 4.88 tok/s generation_throughput · b=1 | Llama 3.2:3b as in linked issue (Ollama default tags are 4-bit) · Ollama / llama.cpp (see linked issue) · LLM ≤4B | C | 11.90 W ● Measured, Whole system reported in result source — Measured, Whole system | Jeff Geerling ai-benchmarks README (Findings tables) 2026-09-22 (page last edited) |
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