Raspberry Pi 5 presented: much more power and new connections
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has unveiled the fifth version of its single-board computer. The Raspberry Pi 5 will go on sale at the end of October and promises first and foremost a major increase in performance.
The Raspberry Pi 5 is set to be launched at the end of October and will be two to three times more powerful than the fourth version. This is ensured by a Broadcom SoC (BCM2712) with four ARM Cortex-A76 cores, which clock at 2.4 gigahertz and each have 512 kilobytes of L2 cache. The shared L3 cache is two megabytes in size. The CPU is supported by either four or eight gigabytes of LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM.
Also new is the Videocore VII GPU, which enables the simultaneous operation of two 4K displays with 60 Hertz and HDR via two micro HDMI outputs. It supports Open GL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.2. An H.264 decoder is no longer on board. The decoder only recognises the newer H.265 format and supports up to 4K at 60 FPS.
For extended connectivity, a PCIe 2.0 x1 interface is provided for the first time, which will also enable the use of M.2 SSDs with a separate adapter from the beginning of 2024. There are two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, which simultaneously offer up to 5 gigabits of data throughput per second. Plus two USB 2.0 Type-A. A microSD card slot that supports the high-speed SDR104 mode, a Gigabit LAN port, two MIPI and the familiar GPIO header with 40 pins are also included.
Nothing has changed in terms of wireless technologies. There is still Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The Raspberry Pi 5 is powered via USB-C (Power Delivery) at 5V/5A after pressing the power button. A clock (RTC) and battery are also available so that the computer can remember the time.
With four gigabytes of RAM, the new Raspberry Pi will cost 60 US dollars - with eight gigabytes 80 US dollars.
Update from 2 October: Pre-order now possible
The pre-sale may be interrupted if there is insufficient availability for certain models.Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit
Raspberry Pi 5 accessories
Cover image: Raspberry Pi Foundation
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