Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ vs Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 5

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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ compared with Raspberry Pi 5

	Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 3 Model B+	Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 5
Overview
Released
Released	March 2018	October 2023
Performance
Processor
Processor	Broadcom BCM2837B0 (Arm Cortex-A53)	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	4
Clock
Clock	1.4 GHz	2.4 GHz (better)
Memory
Memory	1 GB	1 GB – 16 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A53 at 1.4GHz; BCM2837B0 has a heat spreader for better thermal management	Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz with Cryptographic Extension; 512KB L2 cache per core and 2MB shared L3 cache
GPU
GPU	VideoCore IV; OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0; H.264 and MPEG-4 decode (1080p30), H.264 encode (1080p30)	VideoCore VII at 800MHz; OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2; 4Kp60 HEVC decoder
Memory
Memory	1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM	LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
Storage
Storage	microSD card slot; improved PXE network and USB mass-storage booting	microSD card slot with high-speed SDR104 mode; NVMe SSD through the PCIe connector with a separate M.2 HAT
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
USB ports
USB ports	4	4
Display outputs
Display outputs	1	2 (better)
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	40	40
PCIe
PCIe	No	Yes
Ports
Ports	4 × USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum 300Mbps) with PoE support (needs separate PoE HAT), full-size HDMI, 4-pole stereo audio and composite video jack, micro USB power	2 × USB 3.0 (simultaneous 5Gbps), 2 × USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet with PoE+ support (needs separate PoE+ HAT), 2 × micro HDMI, USB-C power; PCIe FFC connector, UART connector, RTC battery connector, 4-pin PWM fan connector, power button
Displays
Displays	1 × full-size HDMI	Dual 4Kp60 HDMI output with HDR support
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.2, BLE; modular compliance certification	Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy
GPIO
GPIO	Extended 40-pin header	Standard Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
Camera and display connectors
Camera and display connectors	MIPI CSI camera port; MIPI DSI display port	2 × 4-lane MIPI camera/display transceivers (mini 22-pin connectors), for any mix of two cameras or displays
Design
Size
Size	85 × 56 mm	85 × 56 mm
Power
Power	5V/2.5A DC via micro USB or the GPIO header; PoE with separate PoE HAT	5V/5A DC through USB-C with Power Delivery support; with a 5V/3A supply, USB peripherals are limited to 600mA
Size
Size	85 × 56 mm board	85 × 56 mm board
Operating temperature
Operating temperature	0°C to 50°C	0°C to 70°C