Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ overview
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The new Raspberry Pi 3 B+ stands out from its predecessor in many respects. Our tests show what the new model can do.
Since its launch 2012, the Raspberry Pi has sold more than 19 million units, 9 million of them as the Raspberry Pi 3 (RPi3). On Pi Day, March 14, 2018, the Raspberry Pi Foundation (the Foundation) took the opportunity to upgrade the popular model in the form of the RPi3 Model B+ (RPi3B+; Figure 1), thus finally fulfilling some of the community's long-cherished wishes: Gigabit Ethernet with a maximum of 300Mbps throughput, power over Ethernet (PoE) support, and an improved preboot execution environment (PXE) boot. The real highlight, however, is the new wireless 802.11ac module (see the "Precertified" box).
Figure 1: The new RPi3B+ meets some of the community's long-cherished needs, including faster wireless and Gigabit Ethernet (figure courtesy of the Raspberry Pi Foundation).
The new RPi3B+ [1], like the Pi Zero W (wireless + Bluetooth) [2], was designed by Roger Thornton. The new model uses the same CPU as its predecessor, but now has a clock speed of 1.4GHz and features significantly improved heat management.
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