'Raspberry Pi 5' is now available, the CPU and GPU are 2 to 3 times faster than Raspberry Pi 4, and the proprietary I/O controller 'RP1' is also installed.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced ' Raspberry Pi 5 ' on Thursday, September 28, 2023. The Raspberry Pi 5 CPU is equipped with the Arm CPU '
Introducing: Raspberry Pi 5! - Raspberry Pi
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/
The Raspberry Pi series developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation has gained a lot of support from educational institutions and hardware enthusiasts because it is available at a lower price than notebook PCs. Raspberry Pi 5 is positioned as the flagship model of the Raspberry Pi series, and compared to the previous generation model Raspberry Pi 4, the performance of the CPU and GPU has been improved by 2 to 3 times, and the bandwidth of RAM and I/O has increased. It is said that it has improved by about 2 times.
Raspberry Pi 5 uses Broadcom's 'BCM2712' as the SoC. The BCM2712 is equipped with Arm's Cortex-A76 as the CPU, and the operating frequency is said to reach 2.4GHz. In addition, the GPU is equipped with Broadcom's VideoCore VII.
Furthermore, Raspberry Pi 5 is equipped with the I/O controller 'RP1' independently developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. RP1 can manage ``2 USB 3.0'', ``2 USB 2.0'', ``Gigabit Ethernet Controller'', ``2 4-lane MIPI'', ``Analog Video Output'', and ``GPIO''.
Raspberry Pi 5 has a single-lane PCI Express 2.0 interface that allows you to connect a wide variety of peripherals. In addition, M.2 HAT, which converts the PCI Express 2.0 interface to M.2, is scheduled to be released in 2024. The photo below shows a prototype M.2 HAT installed on a Raspberry Pi 5.
The main specifications of Raspberry Pi 5 are as follows.
| Model name | Raspberry Pi 5 |
|---|---|
| SoC | Broadcom BCM2712 |
| CPU | Arm Cortex-A76 |
| GPU | Broadcom VideoCore VII |
| Wireless LAN | Dual band 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) |
| USB | 2 USB 3.0 ports 2 USB 2.0 ports |
| PCIe | Single lane PCI Express 2.0 |
| GPIO | 40 pin |
| card slot | microSD |
Raspberry Pi 5 is scheduled to be released at the end of October 2023, and the price is $60 (about 9,000 yen) for the 4GB memory capacity version and $80 (about 12,000 yen) for the 8GB version. According to Raspberry Pi Shop by KSY, an official distributor of the Raspberry Pi series, they have also decided to manufacture and sell models for Japan with the Technical Conformity Mark.
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