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Prices and StockMSRP $499
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MSRP $499
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 3900X is 1002 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $79.00 vs $365.00
- Up to 78% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.39 vs $1.80 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Ryzen 5 4500 - 203 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 4500 | vs | Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Not Available | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 4500 or Ryzen 9 3900X
With selected game settings
25 FPS
$39.52/FPS
Radeon RX 560
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$988
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139 FPS
$48.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$6,698
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20 FPS
$54.4/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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105 FPS
$15.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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