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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1892 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium G4500 - 385 vs 325 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4500
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $84.19 vs $261.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.26 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 51 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
325
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84.19
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Pentium G4500 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 51 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Pentium G4500
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
315 FPS
$6.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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318 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,179.99
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149 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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318 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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236 FPS
$9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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236 FPS
$7.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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318 FPS
$9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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204 FPS
$7.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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292 FPS
$7.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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320 FPS
$4.55/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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