Raspberry Pi’s latest version of their flagship Linux Single-Board Computer (SBC) boasts:
- 2-3x the speed of the Raspberry Pi 4 thanks to a Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 processor running at up to 2.4 GHz and supported by 512 kB per-core L2 caches and a 2 MB shared L3 cache
- 800 MHz VideoCore VII GPU supporting OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.2
- Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 5.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy
- Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (via a separate HAT)
- 2x USB 3.0 interfaces at 5 Gbps (in addition to 2x USB 2.0 interfaces)
- Dual 4Kp60 HDMI display output with HDR support
- M.2 interface for connecting an SSD for faster boot and data transfer
- Real-Time Clock (RTC)
- UART debug port
- A soft power button for turning the device on via the board itself
Available in 4- and 8-GB RAM variants, the Raspberry Pi 5 runs on their latest OS, Bookworm, and it is the first flagship board to feature a Raspberry-Pi-developed chip, the RP1. This I/O controller enables a new level of peripheral performance for the Raspberry Pi 5 for more than double the USB bandwidth, a streamlined camera and display interface via a pair of four-lane 1.5 Gbps MIPI transceivers – the camera and display connectors are interchangeable for maximum flexibility (i.e., one or each or two of the same) – and double the microSD card peak performance using SDR104 high-speed mode.
This new architecture also enables a single-lane PCI Express 2.0 interface for high-bandwidth peripherals, meaning that the Raspberry Pi 5 can offer even higher performance in industrial and enterprise applications.
For integration with standard HATs, the Raspberry Pi 5 retains the classic 40-pin header, but with a more powerful system, a 5V/5A DC supply via USB-C is recommended to power the board. Due to the active cooling recommendations when in standalone use, the Raspberry Pi 5 case is recommended when developing using this board. Active cooling can be designed into systems integrating this latest SBC from Raspberry Pi.
For more information on the Raspberry Pi 5, please consult this official product brief.
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