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== BCM2837
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This is the Broadcom chip used in some models of Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, some models of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, and Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3. The underlying architecture of the BCM2837 is identical to the BCM2836. The only significant difference is the replacement of the Armv7 quad core cluster with a quad-core Arm Cortex A53 (Armv8) cluster.
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This is the Broadcom chip used in early models of Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, some models of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, and Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3. The underlying architecture of the BCM2837 is identical to the BCM2836. The only significant difference is the replacement of the Armv7 quad core cluster with a quad-core Arm Cortex A53 (Armv8) cluster.
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The Arm cores run at 1.2GHz, making the device about 50% faster than the Raspberry Pi 2. The VideoCore IV runs at 400MHz.
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The Arm cores run at 1.2GHz, making the device about 50% faster than the Raspberry Pi 2. The VideoCore IV runs at 400 MHz.
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Please refer to the following BCM2836 document for details on the Arm peripherals specification, which also applies to the BCM2837.
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* https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/bcm2836/bcm2836-peripherals.pdf[BCM2836 Arm-local peripherals]
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* https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0500/latest/[Cortex-A53 MPCore Processor Technical Reference Manual]
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IMPORTANT: This SoC is discontinued. Raspberry Pi devices that include this chip reached End-of-Life on 16 October 2025. For more information, see https://pip.raspberrypi.com/documents/RP-009284-PC-2?disposition=inline[Raspberry Pi 2 Model B revisions 1.1 and 1.2 Obsolescence Notice 1] and https://pip.raspberrypi.com/documents/RP-009286-PC?disposition=inline[Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 and Compute Module 3 Lite Obsolescence Notice 2].
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IMPORTANT: This SoC is discontinued. Raspberry Pi devices that include this chip are either End-of-Life or use a different SoC. For more information, see https://pip.raspberrypi.com/documents/RP-001029-PC-1?disposition=inline[Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Product Change Notification], https://pip.raspberrypi.com/documents/RP-009284-PC-2?disposition=inline[Raspberry Pi 2 Model B revisions 1.1 and 1.2 Obsolescence Notice 1], and https://pip.raspberrypi.com/documents/RP-009286-PC?disposition=inline[Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 and Compute Module 3 Lite Obsolescence Notice 2].

documentation/asciidoc/computers/processors/bcm2837b0.adoc

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This is the Broadcom chip used in later models of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, later models of Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, Raspberry Pi 3 Models A+, B+, and Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+. The underlying architecture of the BCM2837B0 is identical to the BCM2837 chip used in other versions of the Raspberry Pi. The Arm core hardware is the same; only the frequency is rated higher.
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The Arm cores are capable of running at up to 1.4GHz, making the 3B+/3A+ about 17% faster than the original Raspberry Pi 3. The VideoCore IV runs at 400MHz. The Arm core is 64-bit, while the VideoCore IV is 32-bit.
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The Arm cores are capable of running at up to 1.4GHz, making the 3B+/3A+ about 17% faster than the original Raspberry Pi 3. The VideoCore IV runs at 400 MHz. The Arm core is 64-bit, while the VideoCore IV is 32-bit.
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The BCM2837B0 chip is packaged slightly differently to the BCM2837, and most notably includes a heat spreader for better thermals. This allows higher clock frequencies, and more accurate monitoring and control of the chip's temperature.
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| xref:processors.adoc#bcm2837[BCM2837] | 1 GB | 40-pin GPIO header
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* revision 1.1: xref:processors.adoc#bcm2837[BCM2837]
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