Raspberry Pi 5 runs hot and should have an Active Cooler heatsink installed.

• Snap and fit feature on dedicated holes of Raspberry Pi 5 PCB
• Thermal pads provided for CPU, RAM IC, and Wi-Fi shield can on Raspberry Pi 5
• Power for the fan comes from a dedicated connector on the Raspberry Pi 5 board
• By default, the cooling fan is automated by the latest Raspberry Pi OS (Bookworm)
• Fan Speed is PWM controllable from the latest Raspberry Pi OS and no configuration is needed
• Capable of delivering airflow over the processor, RAM, and power management IC