Part comparison

Arduino Nano vs M5Stack M5Stack CoreS3

A side-by-side comparison of source-backed specifications within the same subcategory.

17 shared specs4 scored

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ArduinoArduino NanoA000005

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M5StackM5Stack M5Stack CoreS3K128

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Directional spec summary

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Specifications

17 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Nano / M5Stack M5Stack CoreS3
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Nano	BM5StackM5Stack M5Stack CoreS3
Electrical2
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	7 V	9 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	12 V	24 V
Control & communication15
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architectureUse-dependent	Standalone board	Microcontroller board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	embedded_control;robotics	robotics;embedded_control
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Microchip	Espressif
ProcessorUse-dependent	ATmega328	ESP32-S3
Processor architectureUse-dependent	AVR	Xtensa LX7
Processor cores	1	21 higher
Processor clock	16 MHz	240 MHz224 MHz higher
RAM	0.002 MB	8 MB7.998 MB higher
Flash	0.032 MB	16 MB15.968 MB higher
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	I2C	Wi-Fi;USB-C OTG;USB CDC;microSD;GPIO
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	ATmega328	ESP32-S3

AArduinoArduino Nano

BM5StackM5Stack M5Stack CoreS3

Electrical2

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A7 V

Part B9 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A12 V

Part B24 V

Control & communication15

Board kind

Part AMain controller

Part BMain controller

Board architectureUse-dependent

Part AStandalone board

Part BMicrocontroller board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Aembedded_control;robotics

Part Brobotics;embedded_control

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part AMicrochip

Part BEspressif

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part AATmega328

Part BESP32-S3

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AAVR

Part BXtensa LX7

Processor cores

Part A1

Part B21 higher

Processor clock

Part A16 MHz

Part B240 MHz224 MHz higher

RAM

Part A0.002 MB

Part B8 MB7.998 MB higher

Flash

Part A0.032 MB

Part B16 MB15.968 MB higher

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

Part AI2C

Part BWi-Fi;USB-C OTG;USB CDC;microSD;GPIO

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part AATmega328

Part BESP32-S3

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino NanoOpen source ↗

M5Stack M5Stack CoreS3Open source ↗