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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Ryzen 5 4500

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Ryzen 5 4500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Ryzen 5 4500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

vs

Ryzen 5 4500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 447 days older than Ryzen 5 4500.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 4500 - 129 vs 123 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 24 vs 12 threads
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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

129

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

123

95%

Value, $/FPS

$0.64/FPS

100%

Price, $

$79

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1555

76%

Multi-Core

6199

63%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

Ryzen 9 5900

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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo

Ryzen 5 4500

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9CollectionRyzen 5
VermeerCodenameNot Available
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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