Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 vs Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5

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Compute Module 4 compared with Compute Module 5

	Raspberry PiCompute Module 4	Raspberry PiCompute Module 5
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	November 2024
Performance
Processor
Processor	Broadcom BCM2711 (Arm Cortex-A72)	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	4
Clock
Clock	1.5 GHz	2.4 GHz (better)
Memory
Memory	1 GB – 8 GB	2 GB – 16 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Quad-core Cortex-A72 (Arm v8) 64-bit SoC at 1.5GHz	Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 (Armv8) at 2.4GHz
GPU
GPU	VideoCore VI; OpenGL ES 3.0; H.265 4Kp60 decode, H.264 1080p60 decode and 1080p30 encode	VideoCore VII; OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.3; 4Kp60 HEVC decoder
Memory
Memory	1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM	2GB, 4GB, 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM with ECC; 16GB versions followed the 2024 launch
Storage
Storage	0GB (Lite), 8GB, 16GB or 32GB eMMC flash (the product brief also lists 64GB); SD card interface on Lite versions	0GB (Lite), 16GB, 32GB or 64GB eMMC flash; SDIO 2.0 on Lite versions
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
USB ports
USB ports	1	3 (better)
Display outputs
Display outputs	2	2
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	28	30
PCIe
PCIe	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	Through the carrier board - Gigabit Ethernet PHY with IEEE 1588, 1 × USB 2.0 interface, PCIe Gen 2 x1, dual HDMI; two 100-pin high-density connectors	Through the carrier board - Gigabit Ethernet PHY with IEEE 1588, 2 × USB 3.0 (simultaneous 5Gbps), 1 × USB 2.0, PCIe Gen 2 x1 root complex, 2 × HDMI 2.0; two 100-pin high-density connectors
Displays
Displays	Dual HDMI interfaces, up to 4Kp60	2 × HDMI 2.0, up to 4Kp60 on both at once; DPI parallel RGB display interface
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Optional 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, BLE, with onboard and external antenna options	Optional certified radio module with 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, BLE; switch between PCB trace and external antenna
GPIO
GPIO	28 GPIO signals	Up to 30 GPIO with 1.8V or 3.3V signalling; up to 5 × UART, 5 × I2C, 5 × SPI; I2S, SDIO, PWM
Camera and display connectors
Camera and display connectors	2-lane and 4-lane MIPI DSI display interfaces; 2-lane and 4-lane MIPI CSI camera interfaces	2 × 4-lane MIPI ports, each usable for DSI displays or CSI-2 cameras
Design
Size
Size	55 × 40 mm	55 × 40 mm
Power
Power	5V DC	Single 5V input with USB PD support for up to 5A
Size
Size	55 × 40 mm module	55 × 40 × 4.7 mm module with 4 × M2.5 mounting holes
Operating temperature
Operating temperature	−20°C to +85°C; −40°C to +85°C for extended temperature range versions	−20°C to +85°C