Little more than a month has gone by since the first hints about the Raspberry Pi 500 showed up online. Since that time, the Raspberry Pi Foundation hasn’t said anything officially about replacing the Raspberry Pi 400 (currently priced at $70 on Amazon). However, they have introduced new accessories for their current single-board computers (SBCs), including the Raspberry Pi 5, which we have covered in a separate article.
Next Steps for SBCs
It appears that the Raspberry Pi 500 will not be the next SBC to come from the Foundation. Instead, we might see a new version of the Compute Module 4 (CM4). Similar to the Raspberry Pi 500, the Raspberry Pi CM5 has not been confirmed yet. Still, this System on Module (SOM) has made an appearance at electronicaFair 2024 in Munich.
Details and Expectations
At this moment, we only have one photo to refer to. But even with that, some details can be figured out. For instance, it seems the Raspberry Pi CM5 keeps the same overall look as its predecessor. Moreover, there are signs on the SOM indicating that the Foundation might offer 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB RAM options.
Interestingly, there’s an area for a fifth RAM option, which would likely be a 16 GB variant. Also, other labels suggest that there will be eMMC options of 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB, along with a Broadcom BCM2712 chipset. It’s reasonable to think that the Foundation is close to officially revealing the Raspberry Pi CM5, especially since it was shown at electronicaFair 2024 with a related IO board.
