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Voltarum Mini PC Guide

Broadcom BCM2712

The Raspberry Pi 5 chip: two to three times a Pi 4. It decodes HEVC in hardware but has no video encoder, and H.264 is decoded by the CPU.

Specifications

Factual data
Vendor
Broadcom
Architecture
Arm (64-bit) · Cortex-A76
Cores / threads
4 / 44× Cortex-A76
Max clock
2.4 GHz
Process
16 nm
Released
2023
Graphics
VideoCore VII
Video decode
HEVC 8-bit, HEVC 10-bit (HDR)
Video encode
None
Max RAM
16 GB

Source: Manufacturer specifications

Devices with the Broadcom BCM2712

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 5

Processor
Broadcom BCM2712
RAM
16 GB
Network
1 × 1 GbE

Great fit for: Electronics / GPIO

The reference board: two to three times a Pi 4, PCIe for an NVMe SSD and the best software of any SBC.

from $78 (typical price)Highly recommended