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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 4500.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 5 4500 - 230 vs 207 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 4500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $79.00 vs $378.72
- Up to 77% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.38 vs $1.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
23%
Price, $
$378.72
20%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 4500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 4500
With selected game settings
171 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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162 FPS
$15.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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230 FPS
$21.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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192 FPS
$12.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$988/FPS
Radeon RX 560
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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71 FPS
$36.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1088/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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162 FPS
$13.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
$19.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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