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Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+)

Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+)

Tested by Bret Weber Last updated

$43.18Buy on AmazonBuy from Raspberry PiOfficial product page

7-Zip

3,541 MIPS

multi-core combined

Power draw

5.7W load

Price

$43.18

Performance Summary

At the heart of the Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) sits the Broadcom BCM2837B0, giving this ARM board 4 CPU cores alongside 1GB of memory. In our testing it reached 3,541 MIPS in multi-core 7-Zip compression.

Specification
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+)
1GB RAM
Basic Specifications
Price
$43.18
AmazonAMZ**OFF
RAM1GB
SoC
Broadcom BCM2837B0
VideoCore IV
ArchitectureARM
CPU Cores
4 cores
4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz
Hardware Video Decode
H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2
Up to 1080p60
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Price History

£32.00 at The Pi Hut, unchanged since 12 September 2026. Shown as $43.18: we convert at the daily exchange rate and only update the dollar price when the rate moves noticeably. Checked daily.

Recent price changes

  • 22 October 2026Official store · The Pi Hut: back in stock
  • 15 October 2026Official store · The Pi Hut: out of stock
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 B+) (1GB)

CPU Performance

Processor performance across single and multi-core workloads

7-Zip Benchmark

Higher Scores are Better

Single-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)1,079 MIPS #88 of 118
Multi-Core Combined
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)3,541 MIPS #90 of 113

UnixBench

Higher Scores are Better

Single Core
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)334 #76 of 118
Multi Core
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)1,066 #87 of 109

PassMark CPU

Higher Scores are Better

CPU Score
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)218 #92 of 96

CPU Mining (cpuminer-multi)

Higher Hashrates are Better

Fastest Thread
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)1.31 kH/s #80 of 108
Total
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)5.22 kH/s #79 of 104

Memory Performance

Memory bandwidth and throughput benchmarks

TinyMemBench

Higher Bandwidth is Better

memcpy
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)1,296.5 MB/s #50 of 65
memset
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)1,851.2 MB/s #57 of 65

PassMark RAM

Higher Scores are Better

RAM Score
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)302 #80 of 87

GPU Performance

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

glmark2 (OpenGL)

Higher Scores are Better

1080p
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)131 #16 of 27

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 3 (Model B+) (1GB)12.2 MB/s
4K Random Write
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)10.4 MB/s

Network Performance

Ethernet and WiFi throughput measured with iPerf3

iPerf3 Network Performance

Higher Speeds are Better

Ethernet Up
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)276 Mbps
Ethernet Down
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)330 Mbps

Media & Video

Jellyfin transcoding and FFmpeg video decode and convert speed

Video Decoding

Software decoding on the CPU, higher fps is better

HEVC 1080p
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)27.1 fps #16 of 21

7 more workloads and the hardware decode speeds are in the benchmark table · every board ranked

Power & Thermal

Power consumption at idle and under various workloads

Power Consumption

Lower is "Better"

Load Power
Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) (1GB)5.7W #53 of 105

Frequently Asked Questions

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

We measured the Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) drawing 5.7W under sustained CPU load.

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

The Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) sells for £32.00 ($43.18) at the official store (The Pi Hut) as of 25 October 2026 for the 1GB RAM configuration. The price has not changed since we began tracking it on 12 September 2026. Dollar prices are converted at the daily exchange rate; all prices are before tax and shipping.

See how the Raspberry Pi 3 (Model B+) stacks up against another board, side by side.