Jeff GeerlingThe Raspberry Pi 5 is 2.5x faster than the Pi 4 (sometimes more!), and I have the FULL rundown — let me walk you through it in this thread. #RaspberryPi #Pi5
For starters, check out my video on the #RaspberryPi 5, it goes through _everything_ in more detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtOEmUqASQ #Pi5
Raspberry Pi 5: EVERYTHING you need to know
The Pi 5 is at least 2x faster than the Pi 4 in every meaningful way: WiFi, microSD, USB bandwidth, CPU, GPU... though it still sticks with 1 Gbps Ethernet (but with PTP now!)
The board includes the first custom silicon to hit an official Raspberry Pi SBC, the RP1 chip, which is a 'southbridge' between the BCM2712 and the rest of the IO. It has many tricks up its sleeve—expect to hear more about them in the coming months!
There are also new battery, fan, and UART connectors, as well as a new power button, exposing some very handy quality of life improvements. This is the first Pi that's really comfortable being your tiny PC.
There's also a new Active Cooler and case with improved airflow and a much quieter PWM fan. These are both huge upgrades over what came before, and allow the BCM2712 to run forever without throttling.
I tested a TON of stuff on these boards, most especially the new PCI Express connector on the #RaspberryPi 5—check out my #Pi5 blog post for more on that! https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/testing-pcie-on-raspberry-pi-5
rustyIt will be interesting to see if they are available to the every day end user, or if they are just going to be bought in lots to be embedded in some company's kiosk.
If my local MicroCenter starts actually having stock on hand, rather than a shipment of 20, and being gone within 30 min of hitting the shelf, as is currently happening on the rare situation where they get any 3B+, 4,. The Zero's and 400's tend to hang around for a couple of hours. Haven't seen a Zero_v2 since 2020.
@geerlingguy It may be simpler to say that I hope that general walk up and pick one up off the shelf any day the store is open would be nice if it happened before 2025. And a Pi Zero v3 would be a nice option if they ever get around to working out what should be there. Both DSI video, and camera interfaces would be appreciated.