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Raspberry Pi 5

Single-board computer with Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 at 2.4 GHz, up to 16 GB RAM, PCIe 2.0 x1 and 40-pin header.

Evidence: Inferred 5 sources · latest retrieved 2026-10-18 · audited

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Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer seen from above, with USB, Ethernet and HDMI ports
Image: SimonWaldherr · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Key specs

Logic level
3.3 V Evidence: Documented
MCU
Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 Evidence: Documented
CPU clock max
2400 MHz Evidence: Documented
RAM options
1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB (LPDDR4X-4267) Evidence: Documented
Wireless
Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0/BLE Evidence: Documented
Usb3 ports
2 Evidence: Documented

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All specifications 11
SpecValueEvidence
MCUBroadcom BCM2712 quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76Evidence: Documented
CPU clock max2400 MHzEvidence: Documented
RAM options1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB (LPDDR4X-4267)Evidence: Documented
Usb3 ports2
2x USB 3.0 at simultaneous 5 Gbps; plus 2x USB 2.0
Evidence: Documented
PCIE2.0 x1
requires separate M.2 HAT or adapter
Evidence: Documented
GPIO header pins40Evidence: Documented
Power input5V/5A via USB-C (PD supported)Evidence: Documented
WirelessDual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0/BLEEvidence: Documented
GPIO busesI2C, SPI, UART, PWM
40-pin header alternate functions (page generic to all current Raspberry Pi boards): hardware PWM on GPIO12/13/18/19; SPI0 (GPIO7-11) and SPI1 (GPIO16-21); I2C on GPIO2/GPIO3; serial TX/RX GPIO14/GPIO15
Evidence: Documented
Rp1 peripheral blocks5 UART, 6 SPI, 4 I2C
RP1 chip-level counts; not all are routed to the 40-pin header (header-level list is in gpio_buses)
Evidence: Documented
PCIE default gen2 GT/s class: Gen 2 = 5 GT/s
Default PCIe Gen 2.0 (5 GT/s)
Evidence: Documented
Caveats

logic_level_v=3.3 from Raspberry Pi hardware docs (GPIO pins are 3.3 V, inputs not 5 V; docs page is generic to current boards, no Pi 5-specific VIH/VIL). Production-until-2036 is a manufacturer statement only (page and brief agree). The product brief gives Vulkan 1.2 while the page says Vulkan 1.3. (2026-10-18) GPIO bus list from the generic Raspberry Pi hardware docs page plus RP1 peripherals datasheet (build 2023-11-07). The docs page voltage table (VIL/VIH) covers BCM2835-BCM2711 products only; no Pi 5 / RP1 pad VIH/VIL figures were found in the fetched text, so none are recorded. Which RP1 blocks reach the header on Pi 5 beyond the pin mapping listed is not stated in fetched sources.

Claims 9

  • Raspberry Pi 5 uses a Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 at 2.4 GHz with RAM options up to 16GB. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rpi5-product

  • Raspberry Pi 5 will remain in production until at least January 2036. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rpi5-product

  • Raspberry Pi OS versions older than Bookworm do not work with Pi 5. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rpi5-product

  • A Pi 4 power supply may be under-powered; a 5V 5A USB-C supply is recommended. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rpi5-product

  • Raspberry Pi 5 GPIO header pins are 3.3 V logic; do not apply 5 V to them. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rpi-docs-hardware

  • The RP1 I/O controller (which provides the Pi 5 GPIO) has 28 GPIO pins and supports 5 UART, 6 SPI and 4 I2C blocks; its GPIO bank supports 1.8 V or 3.3 V supply with interface timings specified at 3.3 V. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rp1-peripherals

  • On the 40-pin header, the Raspberry Pi hardware documentation lists I2C on GPIO2/GPIO3, SPI0 and SPI1, serial on GPIO14/GPIO15 and hardware PWM on GPIO12/13/18/19 (generic page for current boards). Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rpi-docs-hardware

  • PCIe on Pi 5 defaults to Gen 2.0 (5 GT/s); Gen 3 (8 GT/s) can be enabled with dtparam=pciex1_gen=3 but Raspberry Pi states Pi 5 is not certified for Gen 3 and links may be unstable. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rpi-docs-pcie

  • Pi 5 bootloader property POWER_OFF_ON_HALT=1 puts the PMIC in standby on halt (default 0); WAKE_ON_GPIO is not relevant on Pi 5. Evidence: Documented

    Source: src-rpi-docs-eeprom

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