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Gigabyte Brix GB-BRi5 vs Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W: Comparison

Gigabyte Brix GB-BRi5 and Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W differ on price: Gigabyte Brix GB-BRi5 at $429 (barebone, no RAM/storage), Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W at $15. On price, Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W sits at $15.00 against $429.00 for Gigabyte Brix GB-BRi5.

Gigabyte Brix GB-BRi5 (Single-Board Computer/Intel Core i5 (U-Series)/Dual-Core/Up to 32GB DDR4/Barebone Mini PC Board)
GigabyteGigabyte Brix GB-BRi5

$429.00

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Specs

Specification
Gigabyte Brix GB-BRi5 (Single-Board Computer/Intel Core i5 (U-Series)/Dual-Core/Up to 32GB DDR4/Barebone Mini PC Board)
Gigabyte Brix GB-BRi5
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (Single-Board Computer/Broadcom BCM2710A1/Quad-Core Cortex-A53 1GHz/512MB RAM/Ultra-Compact Budget Pick)
Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
BrandGigabyteRaspberry Pi Foundation
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 SODIMM (dual channel)512MB SDRAM
WirelessWiFi 6802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2/BLE
Price$429 (barebone, no RAM/storage)$15
ModelGB-BRi5Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
ProcessorDual-Core / Quad-Core (variant dependent) up to 3.6GHz TurboBroadcom BCM2710A1, Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1GHz
StorageM.2 SATA/NVMe slot + 2.5-inch SATA baymicroSD card slot

Price comparison

RetailerGigabyte Brix GB-BRi5Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
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$429.00

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$15.00

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Verdict

Gigabyte Brix GB-BRi5

7.5 / 10 Expert Rating

A solid barebone choice for a compact, genuinely desktop-class x86 build when you're comfortable supplying your own RAM and storage.

Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

8 / 10 Expert Rating

The smallest, cheapest way into the official Pi ecosystem, bought for size and cost rather than compute.

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