RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective ..........

Thanks for the report. I'm not running LMS but still good to read up on your findings as it applies to other music server and streamer software.

As a streamer it makes perfect sense that RPi performance beyond a certain level doesn't offer any advantages. In fact, many of us under clock our RPi4 streamers which actually REDUCES its CPU performance but not to a level that affects streaming. The under clocking potentially reduces digital noise and runs the RPi4 cooler w/o needing a fan.

So going with the faster RPi5 as a network streamer is going in the wrong direction IMHO. That's why the RPi4 remains as my streamer while my RPi5 is used for other non-audio related tinkering.

My 'headless' Raspberry Pi 4 network streamer running lightweight DietPi OS and Roon Bridge software:

Raspberry Pi 4B CPU Governor is set to "conservative". Throttle up is set to 85% CPU usage which means the CPU will throttle
up in speed if CPU utilization reaches 85% or more. It never does even while playing music so CPU speed remains at 600MHz.
Roon server software runs on a Mac Mini or my NAS. DietPi OS (Linux) and Roon Bridge are on the RPi streamer.

DietPi OS (Open in New Window)

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Topic - Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - Cut-Throat 16:49:24 07/04/24 (19)

RPi5 faster than RPi4 .....Any Difference in Sound? - Jotaro 22:53:33 09/17/24 (0)

According to Spec the RPi5 should be - Jotaro 02:18:58 09/01/24 (0)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - AbeCollins 09:23:53 07/05/24 (0)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - soundchekk 07:17:38 07/05/24 (4)

I'm with Keven - E-Stat 14:21:43 07/06/24 (0)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - Cut-Throat 04:45:03 07/06/24 (2)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - soundchekk 07:22:56 07/06/24 (1)

Stream efficiency and obstacles? - AbeCollins 10:19:56 07/06/24 (0)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - Axiom05 06:51:10 07/05/24 (9)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - Cut-Throat 07:01:43 07/05/24 (8)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - Axiom05 07:06:43 07/05/24 (7)

Library rescan - tlea 20:23:25 07/05/24 (1)

RE: Library rescan - Cut-Throat 03:33:05 07/06/24 (0)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - AbeCollins 08:19:45 07/05/24 (2)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - Axiom05 08:23:27 07/05/24 (1)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - AbeCollins 08:32:48 07/05/24 (0)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - Cut-Throat 07:36:45 07/05/24 (1)

RE: Raspberry Pi Model 5 Vs. Model 4 ..... My Perspective .......... - Axiom05 07:39:54 07/05/24 (0)

Makes perfect sense - E-Stat 00:48:19 07/05/24 (0)

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