Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Model B Starter Kit - Barebones

The Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Barebones Starter Kit has the core parts you need to get a Raspberry Pi 5 running: the board, the official case, the official 27W USB-C power supply and a 32GB microSD card with Raspberry Pi OS already installed. The board, case and power supply are all official Raspberry Pi products, shipped from Australian stock.

What's in the kit

• Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Model B: quad-core 2.4GHz Arm Cortex-A76 with 8GB of RAM, ideal for multitasking, home servers, Docker and local AI experiments.
• 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.

Who this kit is for

Choose the barebones kit if you already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse and a micro HDMI cable. If you're starting from scratch, the Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Beginners Starter Kit adds a micro HDMI cable and heatsinks.

What you'll also need

• A monitor or TV with an HDMI input
• A USB keyboard and mouse
• A micro HDMI to HDMI cable (the Pi 5 uses micro HDMI ports)

Raspberry Pi 5 8GB specs

• Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz
• 8GB 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. 8GB is the best all-rounder: it runs a full desktop with plenty of browser tabs, several services at once, Docker containers and small local AI models. For simpler projects the 4GB kit is enough, and 16GB suits the heaviest workloads.

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