The Raspberry Pi 5 is the best Raspberry Pi yet. This powerful 8 GB single board computer has better CPU and graphics performance than the Raspberry Pi 4. It contains more I/O options and has a number of useful functionalities that make it even more pleasant to use. With the Raspberry Pi 5 you have one of the best single board computers on the market in 2023.
Better CPU and graphics performance
The Raspberry Pi 5's 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 processor runs at 2.4 GHz with cryptography extensions. The board has L2 caches of 512 KB per core and a shared L3 cache of 2 MB. With the new Broadcom BCM2712 Soc (System on Chip) it is possible for the Raspberry Pi 5 to deliver 2 to 3 times better performance than its predecessor.
The 800 MHz VideoCore VII GPU is connected to the BCM2712 via PCI Express. This allows full, dual 4Kp60 screen output to be provided via micro HDMI with HDR support. This also makes the Raspberry Pi 5 ideal for watching videos or surfing the internet, for example.
More I/O options
This is the first full-size Raspberry Pi to use silicon. The RP1 'Southbridge' provides the majority of the I/O capabilities, such as 2 four-lane 1.5 Gbps MIPI transceivers. This enables new dual CSI/DSI ports that support any combination of up to 2 cameras or displays. The total USB bandwidth has also more than doubled compared to previous models. This allows you to transfer information more quickly to external UAS drives and other high-speed peripherals. High-speed mode SDR104 Single-lane PCI Express 2.0 interface is supported, doubling the performance of the MicroSD card.
Other functionalities
Finally, there are a number of other functionalities that distinguish the Raspberry Pi 5 from previous models. This way you can easily use the built-in RTC (Real-time clock), which also works without mains power or a connection to the internet (when you have connected a backup battery). The board has a header that allows you to add a backup battery for the RTC.
The GPIO pin header has a new dedicated fan header on the right side. Here you can connect a cooling fan without it getting in the way of your GPIO-connected devices. The Raspberry Pi 5 case and Active Cooling use the JST fitting for this header.
The special UART header means you can now control and debug your Raspberry Pi 5 headless, without disrupting your GPIO pins. Debugging is also possible from start-up.
