The new Rpi 5

[PatrickJanson]

Are there any advantages in changing my Rpi 4 to a Rpi 5 when its out next month?

I dont see it my self, but it would be great to have a reason

Introducing: Raspberry Pi 5! - Raspberry Pi

[WallyR (Wally)]

I would say no.
If you need more resources than your RPi4 can deliver, then a NUC will be a better choice.
RPi5 will be more appealing when the NUC is not an option anymore.

[Arh]

By the time you have bought one, a cooler, a PSU and a case you are up for £105. Far better off buying a cheap mini pc or second hand thin client or NUC. Or if you already have a pi4 just leave as it is.

[Edwin_D]

A longer discussion on the same arguments is here:

Raspberry Pi 5

I’m seeing a lot of mention of performance per currency unit spent. But at what cost would this be? I think, for an always-on device, the amount of energy consumed while idle is an important factor as well. I’ve seen people use an old small form factor PC for home automation, thinking they were saving some money, instead of going with something new, like an RPI4, because “more performance”. This old small form factor PC was using 50 Watt idle, instead of 3 for a more than adequate RPi. So this …