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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

$15.90Buy on AmazonBuy from Raspberry PiOfficial product page

7-Zip

2,721 MIPS

multi-core combined

Power draw

2.3W load

Price

$15.90

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W sits the Broadcom BCM2710A1, giving this ARM board 4 CPU cores alongside 512MB of memory. In our testing it reached 2,721 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

Specification
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
512MB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price
$15.9
AmazonAMZ**OFF
RAM512MB
SoC
Broadcom BCM2710A1
VideoCore
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.0GHz
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Price History

£12.00 at The Pi Hut, unchanged since 13 October 2026. Shown as $15.90: we convert at the daily exchange rate and only update the dollar price when the rate moves noticeably. Checked daily.

Out of stock at that pricePrices are before tax and shipping. Non-US stores are converted at the daily ECB rate, and the dollar price only changes when the rate moves noticeably; hover a point for the store’s own price.

Every figure above comes from hardware run in-house by Bret Weber, on the exact OS build, kernel, firmware and boot device listed here. Boards are tested to a fixed procedure so results stay comparable between them: see our testing methodology for how each benchmark is run.

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)808 MIPS #104 of 118
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)2,721 MIPS #101 of 113

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)260 #95 of 118
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)833 #94 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)152 #95 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)0.96 kH/s #91 of 108
Total
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)3.81 kH/s #90 of 104

Storage Performance

Disk I/O throughput measured with FIO

fio Storage Performance - microSD

Higher Speeds are Better • Raspberry Pi 64GB (64GB microSD)

4K Random Read
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)10.8 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)8.7 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

WiFi Up
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)22 Mbps
WiFi Down
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)18 Mbps

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (512MB)2.3W #19 of 105

Frequently Asked Questions

How much power does the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W use?

We measured the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W drawing 2.3W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W cost?

The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W sells for £12.00 ($15.90) at the official store (The Pi Hut) as of 25 October 2026 for the 512MB RAM configuration, although it was out of stock at the last check. The price has not changed since we began tracking it on 13 October 2026. Dollar prices are converted at the daily exchange rate; all prices are before tax and shipping.

See how the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W stacks up against another board, side by side.