Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Passive Cooler on Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5

Passive Coolingfor Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5
Tested May 25, 2026
Peak Temp
84°C
38°C idle
CPU Frequency
2400MHz
2146 MHz idle
Throttled
Power Draw
7.5W
2.8W idle

Thermal Throttling Detected

Throttle Events
372

Test Configuration

CPU Governor
performance
Operating System
Debian GNU/Linux 12
Kernel
6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712

Thermal Timeline

Layers
Baseline (1min idle)
Load (1h stress)
Cooldown (1min)