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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 4500 is 1446 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Performs up to 3% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 2600 - 176 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - $79.00 vs $140.00
- Up to 45% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.45 vs $0.82 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 178 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
33 FPS
$45.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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11 FPS
$89.82/FPS
Radeon RX 560
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$988
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28 FPS
$32.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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40 FPS
$34.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,379.99
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28 FPS
$32.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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16 FPS
$43.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$699.99
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31 FPS
$26.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
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7 FPS
$155.43/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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