Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Kit

This is the official Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Kit, including a Raspberry Pi 5 8GB board and high-quality accessories from Raspberry Pi.

The Desktop Kit includes everything you need in one box to complete your powerful home computer setup, including peripherals – just add a HDMI monitor and you’re ready to start making projects. Check out the kit contents section below for a full list of what’s in the box.

The kit comes in a sturdy box with a fancy sleeve, making this an awesome gift option for anyone looking to start with the Raspberry Pi 5.

Kit Contents

The official Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Kit kit includes:

• Raspberry Pi 5 8GB board
• Raspberry Pi Case for Raspberry Pi 5 (red/white)
  • Includes heatsink/fan
• Raspberry Pi 27W USB-C Power Supply (white)
• Raspberry Pi Keyboard (red/white)
• Raspberry Pi Mouse (red/white)
• 32GB Micro SD card pre-loaded with Raspberry OS
  • Pre-installed in the Pi 5 board
• 2x Raspberry Pi 1m micro-HDMI cables (white)
• Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide

Regional Variants

Please note – the power supply country and keyboard country layout will change depending on kit version you purchase:

• UK kit = UK 3-pin plug and UK-layout keyboard
• USA kit = USA 2-pin plug and USA-layout keyboard

Raspberry Pi 5 Features

• VideoCore VII GPU, supporting OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2
• Dual 4Kp60 HDMI® display output with HDR support
• 4Kp60 HEVC decoder
• LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM (4GB and 8GB available at launch)
• Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi®
• Bluetooth 5.0 / Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
• MicroSD card slot, with support for high-speed SDR104 mode
• 2x USB 3.0 ports, supporting simultaneous 5Gbps operation
• 2x USB 2.0 ports
• Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate Pi5-specific PoE+ HAT)
• 2x 4-lane MIPI camera/display transceivers
• PCIe 2.0 x1 interface for fast peripherals (requires separate M.2 HAT or other adapter)
• 5V/5A DC power via USB-C, with Power Delivery support
• Raspberry Pi standard 40-pin GPIO header
• Real-time clock (RTC), powered from an external battery (available separately)
• Power button

Awesome Accessories

• RTC Battery for Raspberry Pi 5
• Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 or Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera Module
  • Requires Camera Adapter Cable for Raspberry Pi 5
• Official Raspberry Pi 7′ Touchscreen Display
  • Requires Display Adapter Cable for Raspberry Pi 5
• Official Raspberry Pi merch!

Resources

Whilst the kit includes a beginner’s guide to help you get started, the following resources may be useful:

• Raspberry Pi Getting Started
• Raspberry Pi documentation website
• Raspberry Pi Forum
• Raspberry Pi News
• Raspberry Pi 5 – The little features you didn’t notice