Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Raspberry Pi Pico, ESP32-C3, and ESP32 go head-to-head in our most anticipated microcontroller benchmark yet! Which board is truly faster – the Raspberry Pi Pico or the ESP32-C3? And how does the newer ESP32-C3 stack up against the classic dual-core ESP32 we've used for years? We run identical Arduino/C++ code to calculate π with 100,000 iterations on all three boards, and the results might completely change how you choose your next project's brain!
You'd expect the higher clock speed ESP32-C3 (160 MHz) to easily outperform the Raspberry Pi Pico (133 MHz), but prepare for a surprise. We'll reveal the shocking speed winner and then dive deep into why architectural differences, like the presence (or absence) of a hardware FPU (Floating Point Unit) and core design, matter significantly more than clock speed alone.
🛒 Boards Used & Recommended in This Video:
🔗 ESP32C3: educ8s.tv/part/ESP32C3
🔗 Raspberry Pi Pico: educ8s.tv/part/RaspberryPiPico
🔗 ESP32 Dev Board: educ8s.tv/part/Esp32
🔗 Power Meter: educ8s.tv/part/UsbDoctorOLED
⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro: Pi Pico, ESP32-C3, ESP32
0:00:20 - Raspberry Pi Pico vs. ESP32-C3
0:02:17 - ESP32-C3 vs. Classic ESP32: Performance Comparison
0:03:40 - Power Consumption Benchmarks: Measuring Efficiency!
0:04:19 - Results
0:04:51 - Size Comparison
#ESP32C3 #ESP32 #Arduino #Microcontroller #Benchmark #EmbeddedSystems #LowPower #IoT #ElectronicsProjects #RaspberryPi #RaspberryPiPico
Raspberry Pi Pico, ESP32-C3, and ESP32 go head-to-head in our most anticipated microcontroller benchmark yet! Which board is truly faster – the Raspberry Pi Pico or the ESP32-C3? And how does the newer ESP32-C3 stack up against the classic dual-core ESP32 we've used for years? We run identical Arduino/C++ code to calculate π with 100,000 iterations on all three boards, and the results might completely change how you choose your next project's brain!
You'd expect the higher clock speed ESP32-C3 (160 MHz) to easily outperform the Raspberry Pi Pico (133 MHz), but prepare for a surprise. We'll reveal the shocking speed winner and then dive deep into why architectural differences, like the presence (or absence) of a hardware FPU (Floating Point Unit) and core design, matter significantly more than clock speed alone.
🛒 Boards Used & Recommended in This Video:
🔗 ESP32C3: educ8s.tv/part/ESP32C3
🔗 Raspberry Pi Pico: educ8s.tv/part/RaspberryPiPico
🔗 ESP32 Dev Board: educ8s.tv/part/Esp32
🔗 Power Meter: educ8s.tv/part/UsbDoctorOLED
⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro: Pi Pico, ESP32-C3, ESP32
0:00:20 - Raspberry Pi Pico vs. ESP32-C3
0:02:17 - ESP32-C3 vs. Classic ESP32: Performance Comparison
0:03:40 - Power Consumption Benchmarks: Measuring Efficiency!
0:04:19 - Results
0:04:51 - Size Comparison
#ESP32C3 #ESP32 #Arduino #Microcontroller #Benchmark #EmbeddedSystems #LowPower #IoT #ElectronicsProjects #RaspberryPi #RaspberryPiPico
