Raspberry Pi5 8GB

Fastest and best Pi yet. Loaded with features

I put one of these in an embedded application, and what can I say - it works great. It does however almost certainly need a heat sink... even just connecting it and using it on a desk to set it up it would random shut off or lock up. With a heat sink, no problem. There are multiple chips that get hot, so I used a passive that covers the entire board, but it's quite likely that just small stick-ons might be fine. Mine's emulation a pdp-10 (PiDP-10 kit) so is running continuously at about 160% CPU (load avg 1.6). The heat sink wasn't even a perfect fit, and won't cleanly contact all packages, but is still sufficient. It's been running continuously for about 5 days now. Pretty neat. The 8GB RAM lets Linux keep much of the storage (the parts actually used) resident, opportunistically cached even when not in active use (or open).Plan for a heat sink, or two small sticky ones, and a 5V 5A USB-C supply. The HDMI is micro-HDMI, so if you plan to use a display make sure to get a cable for that as well (micro-HDMI to regular HDMI if that's what your display input is).

The Pi 5 is a noticeable leap forward. Everything runs faster — from boot time to heavier workloads like emulation or running a full desktop. The 8GB of RAM gives a lot more breathing room for multitasking. I’ve paired it with active cooling, and temps stay in check. If you’ve used earlier models, this one feels like a real desktop replacement in comparison. Definitely worth it if you’re upgrading.

Been using Raspberry Pis for several years to run various IoT things throughout my house. Purchased the RPI5 with 8GB to run Batocera. Works great to run old school games that I haven't played in many many years. Runs extremely fast and allows for NVMe storage! A little pricey but so far its working great

I just upgraded from a Raspberry Pi 4 to the new Raspberry Pi 5, and I’m genuinely impressed. Swapping out the boot disk was quick and painless—I had it up and running in no time. The performance difference was immediately noticeable. Everything feels faster and more responsive, especially under heavier workloads. If you're on the fence about upgrading, I’d say it’s definitely worth it. Solid improvement all around.

What can I say? It is an awesome bit of tech.

It's the latest iteration of the pi we love. The pro's 2 hdmi ports. The cons, they are the mini ports, so you need adapters, or get a case that has a board to convert to full size.Oh, and its expensive. I know that everything has gone up in price, and it's more advance. It just seems they've gone a long way from the cheap in expensive rpi that you could get for $25 and moved into a new world of forget the price, we can charge what we want for the product.

It's a Raspberry Pi - what more can you say? Much quicker than the Pi 4 and I like that there are connections for a fan.