Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 4 Model B vs Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 5

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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B compared with Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 4 Model BRaspberry PiRaspberry Pi 5
Overview
ReleasedJune 2019October 2023
Performance
ProcessorBroadcom BCM2711 (Arm Cortex-A72)Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)
CPU cores44
Clock1.8 GHz2.4 GHz (better)
Memory1 GB – 8 GB1 GB – 16 GB (better)
CPUQuad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A72 (Armv8) at 1.8GHz; boards from launch in 2019 ran at 1.5GHz, and 8GB boards and later 2GB and 4GB boards default to 1.8GHz since Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye (November 2021); 1MB L2 cacheQuad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz with Cryptographic Extension; 512KB L2 cache per core and 2MB shared L3 cache
GPUVideoCore VI; OpenGL ES 3.0; H.265 4Kp60 decode, H.264 1080p60 decode and 1080p30 encodeVideoCore VII at 800MHz; OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2; 4Kp60 HEVC decoder
MemoryLPDDR4 with on-die ECC; 1GB, 2GB and 4GB at launch, 8GB added in May 2020 and 3GB in April 2026LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
StoragemicroSD card slotmicroSD card slot with high-speed SDR104 mode; NVMe SSD through the PCIe connector with a separate M.2 HAT
Connections
Wi-FiYesYes
BluetoothYesYes
EthernetYesYes
USB ports44
Display outputs22
GPIO pins4040
PCIeNoYes
Ports2 × USB 3.0, 2 × USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet with PoE support (needs separate PoE HAT), 2 × micro HDMI, 4-pole stereo audio and composite video jack, USB-C power2 × 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
Displays2 × micro HDMI, up to 4Kp60Dual 4Kp60 HDMI output with HDR support
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0, BLEDual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy
GPIOStandard 40-pin header, backwards-compatible with previous boardsStandard Raspberry Pi 40-pin header
Camera and display connectors2-lane MIPI CSI camera port; 2-lane MIPI DSI display port2 × 4-lane MIPI camera/display transceivers (mini 22-pin connectors), for any mix of two cameras or displays
Design
Size85 × 56 mm85 × 56 mm
Power5V DC via USB-C (minimum 3A) or the GPIO header; PoE with separate PoE HAT5V/5A DC through USB-C with Power Delivery support; with a 5V/3A supply, USB peripherals are limited to 600mA
Size85 × 56 mm board85 × 56 mm board
Operating temperature0°C to 50°C0°C to 70°C

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