Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0 (CM0) Thermal Performance (Default (No Cooling))

Default (No Cooling)
5/5
Tested Jan 31, 2026
Peak Temp
70°C
40°C idle
CPU Frequency
1000MHz
1000 MHz idle
No Throttling
Power Draw
3.5W
1.6W idle

No Thermal Throttling

CPU maintained full frequency throughout the test

Test Configuration

CPU Governor
performance
Operating System
Debian GNU/Linux 13
Kernel
6.12.62+rpt-rpi-v8

Thermal Timeline

Layers
Baseline (30s idle)
Load (30min 1s stress)
Cooldown (30s)

Expert Summary

5/5

Should I really be rating the bare board 5 stars? It's able to sustain heavy synthetic workloads without throttling, so why not?