Building on the success of the Raspberry Pi 4, the Pi 5 single board computer (SBC) delivers a 2x – 3x increase in CPU performance, a significant uplift in GPU performance, and noticeable improvements to display, camera, and USB interfacing.
The Pi 5 SBC offers an affordable, easy-to-use solution for applications including home automation, industrial automation, edge computing, robotics, and surveillance.
The Raspberry Pi 5, which is now available for order at Mouser, is the first full-size Raspberry Pi computer to be built with silicon developed in-house. The RP1 I/O controller chip supports improved interfacing, as well as faster transfer speeds to external USB attached SCSI (UAS) drives and other high-speed peripherals.
This high-performance SBC is based on the Broadcom BCM2712, Quad-Core Arm Cortex-A76, 64-bit system-on-chip (SoC) at 2.4GHz. The Pi 5 SBC includes a MicroSD card slot with support for high-speed SDR104 mode, as well as a high-speed single-lane PCI Express 2.0 interface, offering support for high-bandwidth peripherals.
The SBC features two USB 3.0 ports supporting simultaneous 5 Gbps operation, in addition to two USB 2.0 ports.
The Pi 5 also includes a VideoCore VII GPU supporting OpenGL ES3.1, with a Dual 4Kp60 HDMI display output with HDR support. Two four-lane 1.5 Gbps MIPI transceivers enable users to connect up to two cameras or displays.
The Pi 5 is offered in 4 GB and 8 GB variants and features Bluetooth 5.0 with Bluetooth Low Energy, dual-band Wi-Fi, and Gigabit Ethernet, providing users with the flexibility to choose between wired and wireless connectivity.
The Pi 5 also extends support for Power over Ethernet (PoE), enabling it to be powered via Ethernet, alongside a USB Type-C port for alternative power sources.
