2015-02-02, 02:47
Interesting - didn't see this coming : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/02/...i_model_2/
A new generation of Raspberry Pi with a 900MHz Quad Core CPU with 1GB of RAM.
"Outwardly, there's little to distinguish the Pi 2 from the Pi 1 Model B+, as it's now designated. At its heart, though, is the BCM2836, which according to Upton has been in development for a couple of years. It's "very, very similar" to its predecessor – the ARMv6-compatible BCM2835 – but with four cores and "a little tweak to allow us to address the gig of RAM", he explained."
According to the article it runs around 6x faster than the B+ (a single threaded test ran around 3x faster on a single core), and should ship for a similar price point.
Very interesting. Visually it looks identical to the B+ (wonder if the 4xUSB2 and Ethernet are still hanging off a single USB 2 connection?)
** EDIT to remove incorrect information **
A new generation of Raspberry Pi with a 900MHz Quad Core CPU with 1GB of RAM.
"Outwardly, there's little to distinguish the Pi 2 from the Pi 1 Model B+, as it's now designated. At its heart, though, is the BCM2836, which according to Upton has been in development for a couple of years. It's "very, very similar" to its predecessor – the ARMv6-compatible BCM2835 – but with four cores and "a little tweak to allow us to address the gig of RAM", he explained."
According to the article it runs around 6x faster than the B+ (a single threaded test ran around 3x faster on a single core), and should ship for a similar price point.
Very interesting. Visually it looks identical to the B+ (wonder if the 4xUSB2 and Ethernet are still hanging off a single USB 2 connection?)
** EDIT to remove incorrect information **