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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 285 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$89.0 vs CA$487.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$0.44 vs CA$1.86 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 30% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 4500 - 262 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 4500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
202
77.09923664122137%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$89
100%
Value Winner
AMD RYZEN 5 4500 W/Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
262
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.86/FPS
23.65591397849462%
Price, CA$
CA$487.99
18%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1555
55.063739376770535%
Multi-Core
6199
37.024428119214%
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Not Available | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 4500 or Ryzen 9 7900
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
217 FPS
CA$31.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$6,896.19
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217 FPS
CA$40.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,694.83
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