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Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02 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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EspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

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M5StackM5Stack M5Stack CoreS3K128

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Specifications

17 specifications compared side by side.

Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02 / M5Stack M5Stack CoreS3
Compare bySpecification	AEspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02	BM5StackM5Stack M5Stack CoreS3
Control & communication17
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architecture	Microcontroller board	Microcontroller board
Primary application	robotics;embedded_control	robotics;embedded_control
Processor vendor	Espressif	Espressif
ProcessorUse-dependent	ESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U	ESP32-S3
Processor architectureUse-dependent	RISC-V	Xtensa LX7
Processor cores	1	21 higher
Processor clock	160 MHz	240 MHz80 MHz higher
Flash	4 MB	16 MB12 MB higher
Storage typeUse-dependent	SPI_flash	flash;PSRAM
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
USB interfaces	1	1
Wireless interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE	Wi-Fi
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;USB;GPIO	Wi-Fi;USB-C OTG;USB CDC;microSD;GPIO
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	ESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U	ESP32-S3

AEspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

BM5StackM5Stack M5Stack CoreS3

Control & communication17

Board kind

Part AMain controller

Part BMain controller

Board architecture

Part AMicrocontroller board

Part BMicrocontroller board

Primary application

Part Arobotics;embedded_control

Part Brobotics;embedded_control

Processor vendor

Part AEspressif

Part BEspressif

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part AESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U

Part BESP32-S3

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part ARISC-V

Part BXtensa LX7

Processor cores

Part A1

Part B21 higher

Processor clock

Part A160 MHz

Part B240 MHz80 MHz higher

Flash

Part A4 MB

Part B16 MB12 MB higher

Storage typeUse-dependent

Part ASPI_flash

Part Bflash;PSRAM

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

USB interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

Wireless interfacesUse-dependent

Part AWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE

Part BWi-Fi

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

Part AWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;USB;GPIO

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

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part AESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U

Part BESP32-S3

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02Open source ↗

M5Stack M5Stack CoreS3Open source ↗