Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Model B Starter Kit - Beginners Collection

The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Beginners Starter Kit is a complete kit built around the most powerful Raspberry Pi 5. It includes the 16GB board, the official case and 27W power supply, a 32GB microSD card with Raspberry Pi OS preloaded, a micro HDMI cable and heatsinks. Add a monitor, keyboard and mouse and you're ready to go. The board, case and power supply are all official Raspberry Pi products, shipped from Australian stock.

What's in the kit

• Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Model B: quad-core 2.4GHz Arm Cortex-A76 with 16GB of RAM, the most memory available on any Raspberry Pi 5.
• 32GB microSD card with Raspberry Pi OS preloaded: insert it and power on. No flashing required.
• Official Raspberry Pi 5 case (red/white): includes a built-in fan to keep the Pi 5 cool under load.
• Official Raspberry Pi 27W USB-C power supply (white): supplies the 5V 5A the Pi 5 needs to run USB devices at full power.
• 4K micro HDMI to HDMI 2.0 braided cable (1m): connects the Pi 5 to any HDMI monitor or TV.
• 4pcs black aluminium heatsink set: extra passive cooling for the main chips.

Who this kit is for

The 16GB Pi 5 is built for demanding workloads: local AI and LLMs, large Docker stacks, virtual machines and heavy compiling. Everything except the monitor, keyboard and mouse is in the box. If you already have a micro HDMI cable, the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Barebones Starter Kit has just the essentials.

What you'll also need

• A monitor or TV with an HDMI input
• A USB keyboard and mouse

Raspberry Pi 5 16GB specs

• Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz
• 16GB LPDDR4X RAM
• Dual 4Kp60 micro HDMI outputs
• 2x USB 3.0 and 2x USB 2.0 ports
• Gigabit Ethernet (PoE+ with a separate HAT)
• Dual-band Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 / BLE
• PCIe 2.0 x1 interface for NVMe SSDs via an M.2 HAT
• Real-time clock and onboard power button

Choosing a Raspberry Pi 5 starter kit

Our Raspberry Pi 5 starter kits come in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB versions. 16GB is for the heaviest workloads. For most desktop use, coding and home servers, the 8GB kit is plenty.

Note: The microSD to SD adaptor may not be included. The microSD card is always included.