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Prices and StockMSRP $129
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MSRP $129
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 4% better in The Last of Us Part I than Ryzen 5 4500 - 142 vs 137 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $71.17 vs $265.72
- Up to 72% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.52 vs $1.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
137
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€71.17
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
11 FPS
€80.92/FPS
Radeon RX 560
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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82 FPS
€36.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,962.14
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42 FPS
€35.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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€1,504.5
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107 FPS
€18.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,963.95
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83 FPS
€33.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,792.78
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60 FPS
€33.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€2,027.02
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83 FPS
€19.16/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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9 FPS
€108.91/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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83 FPS
€33.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
€19.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€1,441.43
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