Raspberry Pi 3 Model B WikiWeb
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B WikiWeb
Raspberry Pi® is an ARM based credit card sized SBC(Single Board Computer) created
by Raspberry Pi Foundation. Raspberry Pi runs Debian based GNU/Linux operating
system Raspbian and ports of many other OSes exist for this SBC.
Raspberry Pi
Foundation has
announced a new
version
Raspberry Pi 3.
Read
announcement
here. With on-
board WiFi /
Bluetooth
support and an
64bit improved
Processor,
Raspberry Pi v3
will be an exciting
board for Makers,
Engineers and
Students.
What is new in Raspberry Pi 3 ?
Board Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Processor Broadcom BCM2836 Broadcom BCM2837
Quadcore ARM Cortex-A7, Quadcore ARM Cortex-A53,
CPU Core
32Bit 64Bit
1.2GHz (Roughly 50% faster
Clock Speed 900 MHz
than Pi2)
RAM 1 GB 1 GB
GPU 250 MHz VideoCore IV® 400 MHz VideoCore IV®
1 x 10 / 100 Ethernet (RJ45 1 x 10 / 100 Ethernet (RJ45
Network Connectivity
Port) Port)
802.11n wireless LAN (WiFi)
Wireless Connectivity None
and Bluetooth 4.1
USB Ports 4 x USB 2.0 4 x USB 2.0
GPIOs 2 x 20 Pin Header 2 x 20 Pin Header
Camera Interface 15-pin MIPI 15-pin MIPI
DSI 15 Pin / HDMI Out / DSI 15 Pin / HDMI Out /
Display Interface
Composite RCA Composite RCA
Power Supply (Current
1.8 A 2.5 A
Capacity)
Board
The size of the Pi 2 and Pi 3 boards are the same.
There is slight change in component placement to allow addition of WiFi /
Bluetooth SoC & Chip antenna in Pi 3.
System on Chip (SoC)
Broadcom BCM2837 SoC
Application Processor
64 bit
Quad Core
1.2 GHz
GPU
400 MHz