Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 could be launching soon with up to 16 GB RAM

Little over a month has passed since early evidence of the Raspberry Pi 500 appeared online. Since then, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has not officially mentioned the prospect of replacing the Raspberry Pi 400 (curr. $70 on Amazon). Nonetheless, it offered up new accessories for existing single-board computers (SBCs) like the Raspberry Pi 5, coverage of which we have provided separately.

It seems that the Raspberry Pi 500 will not be the Foundation's next SBC release, either. Instead, a follow-up to the Compute Module 4 (CM4) could be in order. Like the Raspberry Pi 500, the Raspberry Pi CM5 is not official yet. However, the System on Module (SOM) has now been spotted at electronicaFair 2024 in Munich.

Unfortunately, we only have a single picture to go off for the time being. Regardless, a few details can be discerned. For example, it would appear that the Raspberry Pi CM5 retains its predecessor's overall design. Additionally, markings on the SOM suggest that the Foundation plans to sell 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB of RAM variants.

Curiously, there is space for a fifth RAM variant, which would logically be a 16 GB SKU. Moreover, other markings show 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB of eMMC options, as well as the presence of a Broadcom BCM2712 chipset. Presumably, the Foundation is not far off from officially announcing the Raspberry Pi CM5 though, given its public presentation at electronicaFair 2024 with an accompanying IO board.