“With the emmc storage, booting into any os is fast almost instant. I prefer this with an io board with m.2 slot and RTC built on one board making it low profile and easy to deploy.”
“Installed into the Home Assistant Yellow, which was really easy! Took some head scratching to install the Home Assistant software onto it, however I gave up using a Mac and tried doing the install with a PC which ended up being pretty easy! Awesome bit of kit!!”
“I recently bought the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (64GB / 16GB / Wireless) from Pi Hut, and I’m honestly impressed on multiple levels—starting with how small this thing actually is. You can see the specs online and know it's compact, but holding it in hand really highlights just how much tech is crammed into this module.
With 64GB of eMMC, 16GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and built-in Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, it’s a serious upgrade over the CM4. The performance bump is immediate and noticeable—boot times, application responsiveness, and overall throughput are just on another level.
What caught me off guard (in a good way) is how well it lends itself to custom PCB projects. I’m already thinking about integrating it into some smart home modules and automation setups. It’s basically a high-performance brain that you can drop into your own designs.
Of course, it’s worth noting that the CM5 uses a new high-speed connector and isn’t compatible with CM4 IO boards. But if you’re building something new—or ordering carrier boards tailored to the CM5—it’s well worth adapting.”
