plutone (Freenove Raspberry Pi 5)
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Hardware
| Make | Raspberry Pi |
| Year | 2023 |
| Model | 5 |
| Chassis | FREENOVE Pi 5 Case with Screen |
| Power Supply | USB C |
| Processor | BCM2712 |
| Memory | 4GB |
| Ports | 2x HDMI |
| RJ-45 LAN | |
| 2x USB 3.0 | |
| 2x USB 2.0 | |
| USB C Power | |
| SPDIF | |
| 3.5mm headphone | |
| Graphics | VideoCore VII |
| Storage | 128GB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD |
| Int. Peripherals | FREENOVE GPIO board (Nuvoton MS51FB9AE: LED+Fan control) |
| MS9331 HDMI retimer + audio extractor | |
| MS7124 DAC | |
| PAM8403 3W amplifier | |
| Dimensions | |
| Length/Depth | 9.4 cm |
| Width | 18.6 cm |
| Height/Thickness | 4.5 cm |
| Weight | 0.56 kg (1 lb 3.7 oz) |
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Log
A rehomed Pi
I couldn't pass up this Freenove case bundle. It is another review unit. I didn't have a spare Pi 5 so I disassembled queenly for the time being.
The kit needs assembly, and I spent about 1.5 hours on that. Pretty well executed design, but all the screen and camera cables get a bit jumbled. Some zip ties helped with the long fan and speaker wires, but those end up underneath the board.
The case is half metal, half acrylic. I like having all the ports on one face, and the full size HDMI plus audio.
The SSD is Freenove branded. Under the sticker is a Silicon Motion SM2261XTF controller, and two NAND Flash chips marked 'XJH-2410'. I got 910 MB/s average reads, and 491 MB/s average writes. Better than the average SATA drive, but nothing amazing.
Not super happy with the fan solution. They are quite whiny, and you need some software to talk to the controller. Seems like the micro can be reprogrammed, but I haven't looked if the firmware is available.