Where do the Google Coral USB Accelerator benchmark numbers come from?

Synthetic benchmarks are aggregated from TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, and Cinebench leaderboards. AI inference tokens-per-second results come from the LocalLLaMA community (Reddit threads, llama.cpp / Ollama discussion logs). Every benchmark row carries an inline source citation; click through to verify the original number.

How many cores does the Google Coral USB Accelerator have, and how does it benchmark?

Core / thread counts for Google Coral USB Accelerator aren't on file. 5 synthetic benchmark results on file — PassMark CPU Mark, Cinebench, and Geekbench scores in the Synthetic Benchmarks section.

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Google Coral USB Accelerator — Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Google Coral USB Accelerator — Benchmarks & Specs
Brand: Google
SKU: google-coral-usb
Price: 60 USD
Availability: InStock

$60 MSRP2019

The Google Coral USB Accelerator is an APU from the Coral family released in 2019 from Google. It launched with a $60 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current Amazon listings. Data on this page draws on 5 synthetic benchmark results, 10 community AI inference reports, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Google Coral USB Accelerator, comparing it against other APUs in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

MobileNet V2 Peak Inference Throughput (USB 3.0, model-exec only) via Google Coral Official Docs

385 inferences/sec

MobileNet V2 USB 2.0 Standard Clock Latency via Gilbert Tanner Blog

12.5 ms

Edge TPU Peak Compute (INT8) via Google Coral USB Accelerator Datasheet

4 TOPS

MobileNet V2 USB 3.0 Standard Clock Latency via Gilbert Tanner Blog

2.9 ms

Edge TPU Power Efficiency (INT8) via Google Coral USB Accelerator Datasheet

2 TOPS/W

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

MobileNet V2 (image classification, 224×224 INT8) INT8 via Analytics Vidhya (Medium) — Nicolas Bortolotti

384.6 tok/s

MobileNet V2 (image classification, 224×224 INT8) INT8 via Edge Devices Inference Performance Comparison (arXiv:2306.12093)

365.8 tok/s

MobileNet V2 (224×224) image classification INT8 via Tobiasz et al. — Edge Devices Inference Performance Comparison, arXiv 2306.12093

365.8 tok/s

EfficientNet-EdgeTPU-S (224×224) image classification INT8 via Google Coral Official Docs

196.0 tok/s

EfficientNet-EdgeTPU-M (224×224) image classification INT8 via Google Coral Official Docs

115.0 tok/s

MobileNet V2 (512×512) image classification INT8 via Tobiasz et al. — Edge Devices Inference Performance Comparison, arXiv 2306.12093

96.5 tok/s

MobileNet V2 (image classification, 512×512 INT8) INT8 via Edge Devices Inference Performance Comparison (arXiv:2306.12093)

96.5 tok/s

EfficientNet V2-B0 (224×224) image classification INT8 via Tobiasz et al. — Edge Devices Inference Performance Comparison, arXiv 2306.12093

75.9 tok/s

EfficientNet-V2-B0 (image classification, 224×224 INT8) INT8 via Edge Devices Inference Performance Comparison (arXiv:2306.12093)

75.9 tok/s

MobileNet SSD V2 COCO (object detection, 300×300 INT8) INT8 via gilberttanner.com

50.5 tok/s

Full Specifications

ai tops	4
interface	USB 3.0

Google Coral USB Accelerator — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Google Coral USB Accelerator best used for?

Google Coral USB Accelerator is a Coral-family integrated CPU+GPU SoC. Use it for mainstream desktops and gaming-focused builds. Check the synthetic benchmark scores below for at-a-glance comparison.

When was the Google Coral USB Accelerator released, and what was its launch MSRP?

Google Coral USB Accelerator launched in 2019 at a $60 MSRP. Street prices diverge from launch pricing over a product's lifetime — check the linked Amazon listings on this page for current availability.

Where do the benchmark numbers on this page come from?

Synthetic benchmarks are scraped from public databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, Cinebench leaderboards). AI inference numbers come from the LocalLLaMA community (Reddit threads, llama.cpp / Ollama discussion logs, and Phoronix when available). Every benchmark row carries an inline source citation — click through to verify the original number.

How does the Google Coral USB Accelerator compare to its predecessor?

Compare Google Coral USB Accelerator side-by-side against other APUs on the Compare tool below. Synthetic benchmark scores let you place this SKU within its generation; the spec table shows the architectural and process-node differences from one generation to the next.

Where can I buy the Google Coral USB Accelerator?

Active Amazon listings aren't on file for this exact SKU yet. See the linked benchmark sources and the Compare tool for adjacent parts that may be in stock — and check the /benchmarks index for the latest curated picks in this category.