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Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+)

Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+)

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

$26.49Official product page

7-Zip

3,621 MIPS

multi-core combined

Power draw

3.8W load

0.7W idle

Price

$26.49

Expert Summary

The Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ is the short-form version of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, using the same 1.4 GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM2837B0 and the same 2.4/5 GHz 802.11ac wireless and Bluetooth 4.2. It drops the ethernet port and reduces the board to a single USB 2.0 port and 512 MB of LPDDR2, on a 65 x 56.5 mm footprint. It keeps the 40-pin GPIO header, CSI and DSI connectors, full-size HDMI and the 4-pole composite/audio jack.

Specification
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+)
512MB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price$26.49
RAM512MB
SoC
Broadcom BCM2837B0
VideoCore IV
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz
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Price History

£20.00 at The Pi Hut, unchanged since 13 October 2026. Shown as $26.49: 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 3 (Model A+) (512MB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)1,097 MIPS #85 of 118
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)3,621 MIPS #89 of 113

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)350 #71 of 118
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)1,078 #83 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)216 #93 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)1.31 kH/s #80 of 108
Total
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)5.22 kH/s #79 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)1,170.2 MB/s #51 of 65
memset
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)1,743 MB/s #58 of 65

GPU Performance

Graphics rendering with OpenGL and Vulkan, plus raw Vulkan compute throughput

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

1080p
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)106 #19 of 27

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Idle Power
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)0.7W #3 of 74
Load Power
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) (512MB)3.8W #41 of 105

Frequently Asked Questions

How much power does the Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) use?

We measured the Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) drawing 0.7W at idle and 3.8W under sustained CPU load.

How much does the Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) cost?

The Raspberry Pi 3 (Model A+) sells for £20.00 ($26.49) at the official store (The Pi Hut) as of 25 October 2026 for the 512MB RAM configuration. 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 3 (Model A+) stacks up against another board, side by side.