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Pi Year RAM Arch CPU WiFi
1A/A+ 2014 256/512M ARMv6 1GHz single-core CPU -
1B 2012 256/512M ARMv6 1GHz single-core CPU -
1B+ 2014 512MB ARMv6 1GHz single-core CPU -
2B 2015 1G ARMv7 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU -
3A+ 2018 512MB ARMv8 Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN
3B 2016 1G ARMv8 Quad Core 1.2GHz Broadcom BCM2837 64bit CPU BCM43438 wireless LAN
3B+ 2018 1G ARMv8 Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN
pi4-B 2019 1/2/4/8G ARMv8 Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac wireless
pi400 2020 4G ARMv8 Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.8GHz Dual-band (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac wireless LAN
pi5 2023 4/8G ARMv8 Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.8GHz Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi
Zero 2015 512MB ARMv6 1GHz single-core CPU -
Zero W 2017 512MB ARMv6 1GHz, single-core CPU 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN
Zero 2 W 2021 512MB ARMv8 1GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A53 CPU 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN

In a nutshell

  • ARMv6 (32b): Pi Zero, 1
  • ARMv7 (32b): Pi 2
  • ARMv8 (64b): >= 3, Zero 2W
  • WiFi: >= 3
  • WiFi n: Zero W, Zero 2 W, >= 3
  • WiFi ac: >= 3
  • 256M: 1A, 1B
  • 512M: 1A+, 1B/B+, 3A+, Zero/W/WH
  • 1G: 2B, 3B, 3B+, 4B
  • 4G+: 4B*, 400, 5

⚠️ Important

  • Raspbian armhf means ARMv6 + VFPv2 while Debian armhf means ARMv7.
  • base-image is pi-gen based and thus raspbian meaning its core packages are armhf (armv6, upward compatible)

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