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ESP32-C5

Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 plus Thread

The production dual-band 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 MCU with Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4.

Mass productionVerified 2026-10-11

Best for

  • Dual-band Matter, Thread and congested Wi-Fi environments

Avoid for

  • Bluetooth Classic or high-end graphics

CPU & memory

Architecture
RISC-V
Core(s)
1
Maximum clock
240 MHz
On-chip SRAM
384 KB
ROM
320 KB
Flash
External or in-package by part
PSRAM
External support
Packages
QFN48 6×6 mm

Wireless

Wi-Fi
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 + 5 GHz Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi max rate
150 Mbps
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5 LE
IEEE 802.15.4
Yes

Interfaces

USB OTG
No
USB Serial/JTAG
Yes
Ethernet MAC
No
Camera
No
Display
No
SD/MMC
Yes
Maximum GPIO
29

Security

Secure boot
Yes
Flash encryption
Yes
Crypto accelerators
AES-128/256 · SHA · RSA · ECC · HMAC · RSA_DS · ECDSA_DS · TRNG · XTS_AES
TEE / APM
Yes

Analog & power

ADC channels
6
ADC resolution
12-bit
Touch sensing
No
Touch channels
None
Supply voltage
2.7–3.6 V
ULP core
ULP-RISC-V
Deep-sleep current
Not confirmed

Lifecycle & timing

Announced
Not confirmed
Mass production
2025-04-30
NRND
Not confirmed
EOL
Not confirmed

Official modules

Every official ESP32 base module, grouped by series. Status follows the ordering codes; "Mixed" means they differ.

ModuleStatusForm factorAntennaFlashPSRAM
ESP32-C5-WROOM-1AvailableWROOMPCBUp to 32 MBUp to 8 MB
ESP32-C5-WROOM-1UAvailableWROOMConnectorUp to 32 MBUp to 8 MB
ESP32-C5-MINI-1AvailableMINIPCBNot confirmedNot confirmed
ESP32-C5-MINI-1UAvailableMINIConnectorNot confirmedNot confirmed

Official development boards

Official Espressif development boards, including discontinued boards from the per-series EOL lists.

BoardStatusBoard type
ESP-SensairShuttleAvailableOther
ESP32-C5-DevKitC-1AvailableDevKitC

Where to buy

Official page and distributor search

These are search and official pages, not live stock or price quotes. Confirm the exact ordering code with the seller.

Espressif product page Official datasheet Authorized distributors Search LCSC Search Digi-Key Search Mouser

Official chip ordering codes

Each row is an official SoC or SiP. Buy links search that exact part name.

PartStatusPackageFlashPSRAMBuy
ESP32-C5HR8Mass productionQFN48See datasheet8 MB in-package PSRAMSearch LCSCSearch Digi-KeySearch Mouser
ESP32-C5HF4Mass productionQFN48 with in-package flashSee datasheetNone confirmedSearch LCSCSearch Digi-KeySearch Mouser
ESP32-C5HR2SamplingQFN48See datasheet2 MB in-package PSRAMSearch LCSCSearch Digi-KeySearch Mouser

Chip package

Chip pin map

Package top view from the official series datasheet. Filter pins or open the accessible table. This is a reference map, not an electrical simulator.

QFN48, top viewESP32-C5 Series Datasheet v1.4QFN48VDDA6GNDVDDA7XTAL_NXTAL_PVDDA8CHIP_PUVDDPST1XTAL_32K_PXTAL_32K_NMTMSMTDIMTCKMTDOGPIO6GPIO7GPIO8GPIO9GPIO10U0TXDU0RXDGPIO13GPIO14VDDPST2SPICS1SPICS0SPIQSPIWPVDD_SPISPIHDSPICLKSPIDGPIO23GPIO24GPIO25GPIO26GPIO27GPIO28VDDPST3VDDA1VDDA2ANT_2GGNDVDDA3VDDA4VDDA5GNDANT_5GGND
Complete accessible pin table
Physical pinLabelFunctionsDirectionWarnings
1VDDA6Power—
2GNDPower—
3VDDA7Power—
4XTAL_NInput—
5XTAL_PInput—
6VDDA8Power—
7CHIP_PUInputEnable pin. Do not leave it floating; follow the datasheet power-up circuit.
8VDDPST1Power—
9XTAL_32K_PInput—
10XTAL_32K_NInput—
11MTMSBidirectionalJTAG and boot-related function. Verify the part-specific reset configuration.
12MTDIBidirectionalJTAG and boot-related function. Verify the part-specific reset configuration.
13MTCKBidirectionalJTAG and boot-related function. Verify the part-specific reset configuration.
14MTDOBidirectionalJTAG and boot-related function. Verify the part-specific reset configuration.
15GPIO6, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
16GPIO7, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
17GPIO8, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
18GPIO9, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
19GPIO10, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
20U0TXDBidirectional—
21U0RXDBidirectional—
22GPIO13, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
23GPIO14, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
24VDDPST2Power—
25SPICS1BidirectionalThis signal may be reserved by in-package flash or PSRAM on some ordering codes.
26SPICS0BidirectionalThis signal may be reserved by in-package flash or PSRAM on some ordering codes.
27SPIQBidirectionalThis signal may be reserved by in-package flash or PSRAM on some ordering codes.
28SPIWPBidirectionalThis signal may be reserved by in-package flash or PSRAM on some ordering codes.
29VDD_SPIPower—
30SPIHDBidirectionalThis signal may be reserved by in-package flash or PSRAM on some ordering codes.
31SPICLKBidirectionalThis signal may be reserved by in-package flash or PSRAM on some ordering codes.
32SPIDBidirectionalThis signal may be reserved by in-package flash or PSRAM on some ordering codes.
33GPIO23, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
34GPIO24, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
35GPIO25, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
36GPIO26, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
37GPIO27, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
38GPIO28, GPIO MatrixBidirectional—
39VDDPST3Power—
40VDDA1Power—
41VDDA2Power—
42ANT_2GInput—
43GNDPower—
44VDDA3Power—
45VDDA4Power—
46VDDA5Power—
47GNDPower—
48ANT_5GInput—
49GNDPower—

Official evidence

Official source: ESP32-C5 product page Official source: ESP32-C5 Mass Production Datasheet: ESP32-C5 Series Datasheet

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