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	February 2016	October 2023
Performance
Processor
Processor	Broadcom BCM2837 (Arm Cortex-A53)	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	4
Clock
Clock	1.2 GHz	2.4 GHz (better)
Memory
Memory	1 GB	1 GB – 16 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A53 at 1.2GHz; BCM2837 on revision 1.1 boards, BCM2837B0 on revision 1.2	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; VideoCore subsystem at 400MHz and 3D core at 300MHz	VideoCore VII at 800MHz; OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2; 4Kp60 HEVC decoder
Memory
Memory	1GB	LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
Storage
Storage	microSD card slot	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, 100Mb/s Ethernet, full-size HDMI, 3.5 mm 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 802.11n Wi-Fi (35Mb/s); Bluetooth 4.1, BLE	Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy
GPIO
GPIO	40-pin header	Standard Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
Camera and display connectors
Camera and display connectors	15-pin CSI camera port; 15-pin 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 via micro USB; a 2.5A supply is recommended for power-hungry USB devices	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 70°C