News Raspberry Pi 5 2GB delid uncovers 'Dark Silicon' and improved power performance

[Admin]

The D0 SoC runs at a lower temperature, consumes less power and still delivers the full Raspberry Pi 5 experience

Raspberry Pi 5 2GB delid uncovers 'Dark Silicon' and improved power performance : Read more

 

[Pierce2623]

The 2GB probably ran cooler because it was wasting cycles waiting on data while the 4GB and 8GB models were actually crunching numbers. Removing unused silicon would make heat dissipation worse not better.

 

[usertests]

Comparison of Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB and 8GB RAM - Hardware, benchmarks, and power consumption - CNX Software

The Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB RAM was launched last week, and since I got a sample for review, I decided to compare it to the Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB RAM to

www.cnx-software.com

CNX also found lower power consumption.

 

[bit_user]

It makes a lot of sense to roll this out on the 2 GB option, which is most likely to be used in embedded applications where power or cooling both present challenges. Not to mention facilitating the lower price of the 2 GB models.

I do hope the new dies comes to the higher-memory models, as well. From a pure self-interest standpoint, it seems to me there's no reason the manufacturer wouldn't also want the cost savings there, as it should improve their margins.