Raspberry Pi 500

Released December 2024

A Raspberry Pi 5 built into a compact keyboard, with a 2.4GHz quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 and 8 GB of memory, as a complete desktop computer that plugs into a monitor or TV.

Model history · 2 models, 2020–2024

2020Raspberry Pi 400 Compare
2024Raspberry Pi 500

Processor: Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)
Clock: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB
Wi-Fi: Yes

Wi-Fi

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree it brings Raspberry Pi 5 performance, two to three times the Pi 400, to a convenient keyboard computer with effective passive cooling and a slightly better keyboard. The common criticism is the missing NVMe slot, left unpopulated on the board; Tom's Hardware found GPIO access awkward and overclocked it to 3 GHz, while Jeff Geerling saw instability at that speed.

From tomshardware.com, cnx-software.com and jeffgeerling.com

Specifications

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Performance

Processor: Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)
CPU cores: 4
Clock: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB
CPU: Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz with cryptography extensions; 512KB L2 cache per core and 2MB shared L3 cache; RP1 I/O controller
GPU: VideoCore VII; OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.3; H.265 4Kp60 decode
Memory: 8GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
Storage: microSD card slot; 32GB Raspberry Pi microSD card included

Connections

Wi-Fi: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
Ethernet: Yes
USB ports: 3
Display outputs: 2
GPIO pins: 40
PCIe: No
Ports: 2 × USB 3.0 (simultaneous 5Gbps), 1 × USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, 2 × micro HDMI, USB-C power
Displays: 2 × micro HDMI, up to 4Kp60
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
GPIO: Horizontal 40-pin header on the back

Design

Size: 286 × 122 mm
Power: 5V DC via USB-C
Size: 286 × 122 × 23 mm (maximum); 78-, 79- or 83-key compact keyboard depending on region
Operating temperature: 0°C to 50°C

Pros and cons

Pros

Raspberry Pi 5 performance with a built-in aluminium heatsink
8GB of memory, twice Raspberry Pi 400
Comes with a 32GB microSD card

Cons

Membrane keyboard
No M.2 socket fitted (Raspberry Pi 500+ has one)
One USB 2.0 port and two USB 3.0 ports

Closest rivals

Model	Processor	Clock	Memory	Wi-Fi	Released
Raspberry PiCompute Module 5	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)	2.4 GHz	2 GB – 16 GB	Yes	Nov 2024
Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 5	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)	2.4 GHz	1 GB – 16 GB	Yes	Oct 2023
Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 500+	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)	2.4 GHz	16 GB	Yes	Sept 2025

Previous model: Raspberry Pi 400.

Sources

Photo: raw.githubusercontent.com

Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit with the keyboard computer, mouse, power supply, cable and Beginner’s Guide on a blue background: Raspberry Pi official product-page photograph; supplied framing, background and alpha preserved.
Raspberry Pi 500 connected to Raspberry Pi Monitor and a mouse on a wooden desk: Raspberry Pi official launch photograph; supplied framing, background and alpha preserved.
Raspberry Pi 500 rear ports viewed straight on: Raspberry Pi official launch photograph; supplied framing, background and alpha preserved.
Raspberry Pi 500 white keyboard computer viewed from above the front on a grey background: Raspberry Pi official launch photograph; supplied framing, background and alpha preserved.
Raspberry Pi 500 Raspberry Pi key and surrounding keys, close detail: Raspberry Pi official launch photograph; supplied framing, background and alpha preserved.
Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard computer viewed directly from above, from the product brief: Raspberry Pi official product brief, page 2, complete supplied photograph object; supplied framing, background and alpha preserved.
Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard and connected cables on a wooden desk, portrait detail from the product brief: Raspberry Pi official product brief, page 7, complete supplied photograph object; supplied framing, background and alpha preserved.

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