Raspberry Pi 4 compatible with 64-bit with 8 GB RAM appeared, 64-bit version of standard OS released



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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B ' released in 2019, the '8GB RAM installed model' that has been rumored for a long time has appeared.

8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $ 75-Raspberry Pi
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/8gb-raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-at-75/

New Raspberry Pi 4 model comes with a ton of RAM: 8GB | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/new-raspberry-pi-4-model-comes-with-a-ton-of-ram-8gb/

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B released in 2019 is equipped with SoC `` BCM2711 '' based on 1.5 GHz, 4 cores, 64-bit CPU `` Arm Cortex-A72 '' and supports USB 3.0 and USB Type C etc. It is a single board computer . The specifications of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B are reported in detail in the following articles.

New `` Raspberry Pi 4 '' appeared with 4K support & CPU speedup significantly improved-GIGAZINE



A long-awaited model for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B has been a model with 8GB RAM. Although the maximum memory capacity supported by the BCM2711 was 16GB, there was no compatible 8GB LPDDR4 package when it was released in 2019, so RAM could only be selected from 3 types of 1GB / 2GB / 4GB. However, expectations for the '8GB RAM-equipped model' were rising because of the playfulness that the '8GB RAM-equipped model' was drawn in the Rasberry Pi official beginner's guide as if it had already been released.

The following Raspberry Pi 4 Model B user guide says 'Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 1GB, 2GB, 4GB + 8GB variants', as if '8GB RAM installed model' has already been released. It's a gimmick.



Then on May 28, 2020, the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 8GB RAM finally became a reality. The model with 8GB RAM costs $ 75 (about 8100 yen). At the same time, the price of the model with 2GB RAM was also reduced from $ 45 (about 4800 yen) to $ 35 (about 3800 yen).



It is the same as the conventional Raspberry Pi 4 Model B except that it has 8GB RAM, but the required power has increased, so the switch mode power supply that was located next to the USB 2.0 socket was replaced by the USB-C power connector. Has been installed on the board and the placement on the board has changed slightly.



The conventional standard OS 'Raspbian' is built as a 32-bit OS, and can be used with this Raspberry Pi equipped with 8GB memory. However, due to the 32-bit limitation, a single process can only use up to 3GB of memory. Therefore, in order to fully utilize the 8GB memory, you need to use a 64-bit version such as Ubuntu or Gentoo Linux .

Therefore, the standard OS Raspbian has been renamed to ' Raspberry Pi OS ', and not only the 32-bit version but also the 64-bit version will be released. The initial beta version of the 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS can be downloaded from the following page.

Raspberry Pi OS (64 bit) beta test version-Raspberry Pi Forums
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=275370


On the official page of KSY, an authorized distributor of Raspberry Pi, 'Raspberry Pi 4 Model B / 8GB OKdo' is 9020 yen including tax, SD card with OS written, 3A power supply, case, HDMI cable, large heat sink, 'Pi4 B 8GB Starter Kit V1 32GB Transparent' with switch cable set is 13,640 yen, 'Pi4 B 8GB Base Kit V1' with heatsink switch cable set is sold at 11,175 yen including tax I am.

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B / 8GB Release Information-Raspberry Pi Shop by KSY
https://raspberry-pi.ksyic.com/news/page/nwp.id/95



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