Performance Showdown: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B vs Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (I’ll be calling it the Pi 3+ for short) is an update to the existing Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and was released on Wednesday 14th March 2018. It has some very interesting changes:

The Broadcom BCM2837 has been clocked to 1.4 GHz, up from 1.2 GHz on the Pi 3, as well as getting an integrated heat spreader and improved power integrity system. This should allow for better heat dissipation and the possibility of a higher overclock

The built-in WiFi now supports 802.11 b/g/n/ac in 2.4 and 5 GHz along with an updated antenna that should allow for better range and fewer packet losses than you can currently achieve (test results coming soon)

And rounding out, there is Gigabit Ethernet (limited to around 300 Mbit/s by the USB 2.0 controller) and a new Power over Ethernet header that will work with the incoming PoE HAT

The full guide https://core-electronics.com.au/tutorials/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus-performance-vs-3-model-b.html


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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE05436

Raspberry Pi https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi.html