Raspberry Pi Foundation has introduced a new improved product – the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
These are the features
- A 1.4GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU
- Dual-band 802.11ac wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2
- Faster Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0)
- Power-over-Ethernet support (with separate PoE HAT)
- Improved PXE network and USB mass-storage booting
- Improved thermal management
Alongside a 200MHz increase in peak CPU clock frequency, it has roughly three times the wired and wireless network throughput, and the ability to sustain high performance for much longer periods.
The new product is built around BCM2837B0, an updated version of the 64-bit Broadcom application processor used in Raspberry Pi 3B, which incorporates power integrity optimisations, and a heat spreader. Together these helps to reach higher clock frequencies (or to run at lower voltages to reduce power consumption), and to more accurately monitor and control the temperature of the chip.
Dual-band wireless LAN and Bluetooth are provided by the Cypress CYW43455 “combo” chip, connected to a Proant PCB antenna similar to the one used on Raspberry Pi Zero W. Compared to its predecessor, Raspberry Pi 3B+ delivers somewhat better performance in the 2.4GHz band, and far better performance in the 5GHz band, as demonstrated by these iperf results from LibreELEC developer Milhouse.
Just over two years ago, the Foundation released Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. This was its first 64-bit product, and the first product to feature integrated wireless connectivity. Since then, they have sold over nine million Raspberry Pi 3 units (19 million Raspberry Pis in total), which have been put to work in schools, homes, offices and factories all over the globe.
Raspberry Pi 3B+ is available to buy today from approved Resellers at the recommended retail price of $35.
