What’s inside the Raspberry Pi 5’s new silicon?

Visit to start your 30-day free trial, and get 20% off your annual subscription! The Raspberry Pi 5 can’t be overclocked past 3 GHz. Why? The secret is hidden in the silicon deep inside. X-rays don’t go deep enough. This video explores modern CPU architecture, clocks and PLLs (Phase-Locked Loops), silicon die shots, and even transistor-level debugging with an electron microscope! Mentioned in this video: - Blog post with more images: - Open Circuits book: - Kleindiek Nanotechnik: - John McMaster (Twitter): - Siliconpr0n die shot - RP1: - Siliconpr0n die shot - BCM2712: - der8auer’s video on 7nm analysis: - Water cooling block for Pi 5: - EDATEC’s passive heatsink for Pi 5: - Apple II Pendulum Clock: - 32nd note drummer: - Monster vs Dave Grohl drum battle: Support me on Patreon: Sponsor me on GitHub: Merch: 2nd Channel: Contents: 00:00 - Human DNA on my chip? 00:42 - Overclocking, featuring actual clocks 05:59 - Heat is not an issue (unless you’re a candle) 07:14 - Die shots: OCP on the Pi 5’s BCM2712 11:51 - Die shots: RP1 12:37 - Probing individual transistors at 16nm 18:35 - Peering deeper inside silicon 20:06 - Learning more...