Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 CPU cores and can process 4 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in 02/2016 and is based on the 3. Generation of the Broadcom BCM series.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

At a glance

Name: Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Family: Broadcom BCM (3)
CPU group: Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1)
Architecture: Cortex-A15
Technology: 40 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is 1.40 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x Cortex-A53
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 1.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has the Broadcom VideoCore 5 installed, which has 2 streaming multiprocessors (24 shaders).

GPU name: Broadcom VideoCore 5
GPU frequency: 0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 2
Shader: 24
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2016
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 5
Direct X: --
Technology: 40 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 1 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) supports a maximum of 1 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 3.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:

3.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 1 GB
Memory channels: 1 (Single Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 7 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 4 W
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is made in 40 nm and has 0.50 MB cache.

Technology: 40 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: --
L2-Cache: 0.50 MB
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Linux
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: 02/2016
Release price: 35 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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