The Ryzen 5 4500 is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 1600X and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $50.02 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 4500
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 43% cheaper – $64.98 vs $115.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 32% less energy – 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 1600X
The Ryzen 5 4500 is better in every way
Ryzen 5 4500 vs Ryzen 5 1600X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 4500
Apr 4th, 2022
Average FPS
209
100%
Min 1% FPS
145
100%
Price, $
$64.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Ryzen 5 4500 vs Ryzen 5 1600X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 4500 vs Ryzen 5 1600X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 4500 vs Ryzen 5 1600X in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 4500
Apr 4th, 2022
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
50%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Ryzen 5 1600X
Apr 11th, 2017
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
98%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
83%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 4500 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
$129.00 | MSRP | $249.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Renoir | Codename | Zen |
65 W | Power Consumption | 95 W |
| Performance | ||
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| 8 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
