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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen 5 4500 - 490 vs 422 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
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$109.00 vs CA$549.00
- Up to 77% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$0.26 vs CA$1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
490
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.12/FPS
23%
Price, CA$
CA$549
19%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
422
86%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
100%
Value Winner
AMD RYZEN 5 4500 W/Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$109 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 259 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
316 FPS
CA$9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$3,072.99
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113 FPS
CA$11.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 4500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,347.7
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