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Comparing AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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AMD Ryzen 5 4500

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  • Higher clock speed
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
    Around 3% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD Ryzen 9 5900 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen 5
Generation 4 left arrow 3
CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000G
Predecessor AMD Ryzen 9 3900 left arrow --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 3.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
Overclocking Yes left arrow Yes
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG No left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB left arrow 32 GB
ECC Yes left arrow Yes
Memory channels 2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 9 5900 or AMD Ryzen 5 4500? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 65 W left arrow 65 W
TDP down -- left arrow 45 W
Tjunction max. 95 °C left arrow 100 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L2-Cache 6.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
L3-Cache 64.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
Architecture Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
Technology 7 nm left arrow 7 nm
Socket AM4 left arrow AM4 (LGA 1331)
Release date Q2/2021 left arrow Q2/2022

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