Raspberry Pi 3 model B
Exactly four years ago the original 256MB Raspberry Pi Model B, Eben Upton release the Raspberry Pi 3 to replace the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B the 29th February 2016.
The 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU is 10x the performance of Raspberry Pi 1 for a multi-threaded CPU benchmark like SysBench.
Raspberry Pi Website
During Pi 3 launch day, approximately 1 in 12 queries to the official Raspberry Pi website came from a Pi 2 or Pi 3.
The database server which required more RAM and I/O was not in the scope.
The little computer that could
Hosting the Raspberry Pi 3 launch, on a Raspberry Pi 3
Specifications
- Broadcom BCM2387 chipset
- 1GB LPDDR2
- Micro USB socket 5V1, 2.5A
- Dimension of 85 x 56 x 17mm
Raspberry Pi 3 on sale now at $35