For all the Audio/Video tests we used the following setup:

• TV: Panasonic 55CMX710E (4K +3D capable) with the latest firmware installed
• A/V Receiver: Yamaha RX-V775 (7.2 capable) with the latest firmware installed
• Wifi Router: TP-Link VR200 (802ac, b, g, n) with the latest firmware installed

For testing the device we picked up audio/video files from the KODI Wiki.

The Rikomagic V5 was connected to our Yamaha RX-775 A/V receiver through an HDMI cable.

Below are our test results with both the included media player (app called Movie Player) and the KODI version:

Although the Rikomagic V5 uses an "older" RK3288 chipset, it performed very well. The player succesfully passed the HD Audio through the HDMI when we used the KODI 16.1. Most test files were playable, except from the DTS-HD HRA files, which were not audible. We also experienced some minor issues with DTS:X 7.1 test files (some files didn't produce sound). On the other hand the FTMC 16.2.3.1 player didn't return very good results, so we would suggest you to stick with what's is included.

Video Bitrate Tests

For this test we used test file available in this page. The file includes up to 400Mbps files so we tested the media player at its limits using all connectivity methods:

The Rikomagic V5 showed a very good performance when we used both USB and LAN connections. On the other hand, the player's Wifi performance was poor, no matter if we streamed under a 5G network. But don't worry, the majority of files you will find out there are encoded at less than 100 MBps, so you'll probably don't have any issues with your playbacks.

4K Tests x264 (AVC)

The RikoMagic V5 had a good H264 playback performance, despite some issues with specific media files.

4K Tests x265 (HEVC - 8 Bit)

The H265 format caused some problems to the player, and we had not a perfect and fluid playback with some demanding test files.

4K Tests x265 (HEVC - 10 Bit)

The 10bit files are not supported with the Rikomagic V. The player returned video with just green and blue colors.

4K VP9 Tests

The 4K VP9 files are also a no-go for the Rikomagic V5.

Other formats

As you see above, the player had generally no issues the most of the test files, exceprt from the DivXHD and the H264 Hi10P 1080p files. In addition, the player had issues showing the Blu-Ray and DVD menus using KODI 16.1.

Finally, the KODI 16.1 doesn't support playback of 3D content.

Benchmarks

The V5 reurned an overall average performance in the benchmarks. It scored 49230 with AnTutu 7.0.2 and very poorly at the AnTutu Video Tester 2.0. The Antutu Video Tester 3.0 benchmark kept returning error messages so it could not complete. The GFXBEnch score was also rather low.

Read and Write tests

We measured the following data transfer rates during read/write tests using an 716MB test file though the ES File Explorer:

As it was expected, the device performs better when a HDD is connected to the USB port. The LAN performance was also very good, but using the Wi-Fi should be your last choice when you need to playback media files from your local network.