AMD Ryzen 5 4500
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Overall Score
38/100
GRADE D · Poor
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 38/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
55/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
46/100
Rating: Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Specification Value
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared)
Multiplier 36x
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.1 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Specification Value
Background blur 37.8 images/sec
Clang compilation 59.5 Klines/sec
File compression 586.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 146.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 206.7 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 57 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 144.5 pages/sec

General

General specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Specification Value
Codename Zen 2 (Renoir)
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Intel Equivalent -Intel Core i5 10500
Released April 4, 2022
Successor -AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
Type Desktop
Vendor Amd

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Specification Value
ECC Support No
Max. Memory Size 64 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR4-3200

Misc

Misc specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Specification Value
PCI Express Lanes 16
PCI Express Version 3.0
Technologies - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Package

Package specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 7 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W
Peak Temperature 95°C
Socket AM4
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Transistors 9.8 billions

PassMark

PassMark specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Specification Value
Data compression 226.8 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 13.4 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 15.1B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 33M Primes/sec
Floating point math 29.2 GOps/sec
Integer math 49.4 GOps/sec
Physics 715 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 23.8M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 1.93 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 104.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 245.3 PPW

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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