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Raspberry Pi 5

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Raspberry Pi 5

A full computer smaller than a credit card/Technology

The Raspberry Pi 5 is a single-board computer that costs around $60 and fits in your palm. It has a 2.4 GHz quad-core processor, up to 8 GB of RAM, and has been used for everything from home servers to Mars rover prototypes. It has sold over 60 million units across all versions.

Measurements

Width8.5 hundredths m
1.9 tenthsShoulder widths
1Shuttlecock length

85 mm

Depth5.6 hundredths m
2 tenthsFootball lengths
2.8Grape diameters
2.4 tenthsWine glass heights

56 mm

Height (with connectors)1.7 hundredths m
1.4 thousandthsT-Rex body lengths
3.4 millioniPhone transistors

17 mm

Weight4.6 hundredths kg
460 billionthsLoaded freight cars
92Hummingbird eggs
418 quintillionHemoglobin molecule weights

46 g

CPU clock speed2.4 billion Hz
150 millionWashing machines
48 millionSpinning tops
58.3 millionBass guitar low E strings

2.4 GHz

Typical power draw5 W
1.5 millionthsLocomotives
1 thousandthsElectric ovens
Max RAM8.6 billion B
2.5 millionPages of War and Peace
8.59Windows updates
2,148MP3 songs

8 GB

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