An official Raspberry Pi 32GB, 64GB or 128GBA2 Class MicroSD cardpre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS - Raspberry Pi's very own operating system!
Don't have an SD card reader handy or deploying to multiple machines such as a classroom or similar environment? No problem! This handy little microSD card comes with Raspberry Pi OS already installed. Perfect for a Raspberry Pi beginner and convenient for those with more experience.
We only recommend the official Raspberry Pi MicroSD card for use with Raspberry Pi boards due to their reliable quality, fast A2-class speeds.
For even greater I/O and boot performance with Raspberry Pi 5, check out the Raspberry Pi SSD kit!
Why are A2-Class Micro SD Cards better for Raspberry Pi?
Class A2 cards offer exceptional random read and write throughput across the entire range of Raspberry Pi computers, and when used on Raspberry Pi 5, support 'command queueing' for even higher performance!
Raspberry Pi 5 incorporates hardware features which allow it to make the most of this extra performance**.
If you want to read into the technical reasons behind this (including CQHCI, command queueing (CQ) mode, meta-ops and other such fun) - check out Raspberry Pi's announcement blog post which gets right into the detail!
Features
This is the 'hard drive' and operating system for your Raspberry Pi
Extended partition to make full use of the SD card
Ready to use – plug it in and you’re ready to go
Only the most current stable release of Raspberry Pi OS will be used
We install a 32-bit version of RPiOS on these cards for compatibility with all Raspberry Pi models**
High-quality, official Raspberry Pi Micro SD card for the Raspberry Pi
Official Raspberry Pi product
Pre-imaged and delivered in individually sealed bags
A2 class micro-SD cards with support for DDR50 and SDR104 bus speeds and command queueing (CQ) extension
Random 4KB read performance
5,000 IOPS (Raspberry Pi 5, SDR104)
3,200 IOPS (Raspberry Pi 4, DDR50)
Random 4K write performance
1,200 IOPS (Raspberry Pi 4, DDR50)
2,000 IOPS (Raspberry Pi 5, SDR104)
**Whilst some models such as the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 can make use of (and benefit from) a 64-bit system, we sell these cards with a 32-bit OS for full compatibility across the range of boards available. It still works perfectly on all models, however you may want to re-write a 64-bit OS for full performance and features on Raspberry Pi 5 and 4.
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