Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 1 Model B vs Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 500

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Raspberry Pi 1 Model B compared with Raspberry Pi 500

	Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 1 Model B	Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 500
Overview
Released
Released	February 2012	December 2024
Performance
Processor
Processor	Broadcom BCM2835 (Arm1176JZF-S)	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	4 (better)
Clock
Clock	0.7 GHz	2.4 GHz (better)
Memory
Memory	256 MB – 512 MB	8 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Single-core ARM1176JZF-S at 700MHz; "turbo mode" overclocking to up to 1GHz without voiding the warranty from September 2012	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
GPU	VideoCore IV	VideoCore VII; OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.3; H.265 4Kp60 decode
Memory
Memory	256MB at launch; 512MB on all Model B boards from 15 October 2012, at the same price	8GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
Storage
Storage	SD card slot	microSD card slot; 32GB Raspberry Pi microSD card included
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	Yes
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
USB ports
USB ports	2	3 (better)
Display outputs
Display outputs	1	2 (better)
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	26	40
PCIe
PCIe	No	No
Ports
Ports	2 × USB 2.0, 100Mb/s Ethernet, HDMI, RCA composite video, 3.5 mm audio jack, micro USB power	2 × USB 3.0 (simultaneous 5Gbps), 1 × USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, 2 × micro HDMI, USB-C power
Displays
Displays	HDMI and RCA composite video	2 × micro HDMI, up to 4Kp60
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	–	2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
GPIO
GPIO	26-pin header	Horizontal 40-pin header on the back
Camera and display connectors
Camera and display connectors	15-pin CSI camera port; 15-pin DSI display port	–
Design
Size
Size	–	286 × 122 mm
Power
Power	Micro USB	5V DC via USB-C
Size
Size	–	286 × 122 × 23 mm (maximum); 78-, 79- or 83-key compact keyboard depending on region
Operating temperature
Operating temperature	–	0°C to 50°C