This powerful 8GB single board computer has better CPU and graphics performance than the Raspberry Pi 4. It includes more I/O capabilities 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.
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 800MHz VideoCore VII GPU is connected to the BCM2712 via PCI Express. This allows for full, dual 4Kp60 display output 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 capabilities
This is the first full-size Raspberry Pi to use silicon. The RP1 'Southbridge' provides most of the I/O capabilities, such as a 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 to external UAS drives and other high-speed peripherals faster. The 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) that also works without mains power or connection to the internet (if you have a backup battery connected). 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. You can connect a cooling fan to this without it getting in the way of your GPIO-connected devices. The Raspberry Pi 5 case and the Active Cooling use the JST fitting for this header.
The dedicated UART header ensures that you can now control and debug your Raspberry Pi 5 headless, without interfering with your GPIO pins. Debugging is also possible from start-up.
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