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CA$379.95
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 515 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Rocket League than Ryzen 5 4500 - 759 vs 724 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$109.00 vs CA$379.95
- Up to 70% better value when playing Rocket League than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$0.15 vs CA$0.50 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
759
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.5/FPS
30%
Price, CA$
CA$379.95
28%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
Buy for CA$379.95 on Amazon
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Updated 259 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
724
95%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
100%
Value Winner
AMD RYZEN 5 4500 W/Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$109 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 258 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
478 FPS
CA$11.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,499
In Stock
161 FPS
CA$8.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,347.7
In Stock
285 FPS
CA$8.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,509.99
In Stock
473 FPS
CA$8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,999
In Stock
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