The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the release of the Raspberry Pi 4, a tiny computer that is easily capable of running Linux and other operating systems. It is a significant upgrade over the existing model 3, featuring a boost in CPU and GPU speed, USB-C power, but most importantly it is now available with differing amounts of onboard RAM (1GB, 2GB and 4GB).
Pricing starts at £34 for the baseline 1GB model, with the 2GB (£44) and 4GB (£54) models costing a little more. Toms hardware have already taken a look at the new RPi and have performed some interesting benchmarks:
www.tomshardware.com
As you can see, the new model outperforms previous generations by a large margin. The design improvements to the new gigabit ethernet and SD card write speeds will also provide a huge advantage to those using the RPi as a server, as these were previously limiting factors.
Another important design improvement is the use of a USB-C power port. Previous generations used a Micro-USB header, however there were often undervoltage warnings when using any power adaptor other than those designed specifically for the RPi (which provided a slightly higher than spec 5.1V @ 2.5A). Switching to USB-C should mitigate this problem for the most part.
Here are the full specifications:
Pricing starts at £34 for the baseline 1GB model, with the 2GB (£44) and 4GB (£54) models costing a little more. Toms hardware have already taken a look at the new RPi and have performed some interesting benchmarks:
Raspberry Pi 4 Review: The New Gold Standard for Single-Board Computing
A must-buy for makers, hobbyists and tech enthusiasts everywhere, the Raspberry Pi 4 features a faster processor, more RAM and 4K video output.
www.tomshardware.com
As you can see, the new model outperforms previous generations by a large margin. The design improvements to the new gigabit ethernet and SD card write speeds will also provide a huge advantage to those using the RPi as a server, as these were previously limiting factors.
Another important design improvement is the use of a USB-C power port. Previous generations used a Micro-USB header, however there were often undervoltage warnings when using any power adaptor other than those designed specifically for the RPi (which provided a slightly higher than spec 5.1V @ 2.5A). Switching to USB-C should mitigate this problem for the most part.
Here are the full specifications:
- Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
- 1GB, 2GB or 4GB LPDDR4-2400 SDRAM (depending on model)
- 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
- Gigabit Ethernet
- 2 USB 3.0 ports; 2 USB 2.0 ports.
- Raspberry Pi standard 40 pin GPIO header (fully backwards compatible with previous boards)
- 2 × micro-HDMI ports (up to 4kp60 supported)
- 2-lane MIPI DSI display port
- 2-lane MIPI CSI camera port
- 4-pole stereo audio and composite video port
- H.265 (4kp60 decode), H264 (1080p60 decode, 1080p30 encode)
- OpenGL ES 3.0 graphics
- Micro-SD card slot for loading operating system and data storage
- 5V DC via USB-C connector (minimum 3A*)
- 5V DC via GPIO header (minimum 3A*)
- Power over Ethernet (PoE) enabled (requires separate PoE HAT)
- Operating temperature: 0 – 50 degrees C ambient
