AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2 more threads: 8 vs 6

Launch date	7 May 2020 vs 6 Jan 2020
Number of threads	8 vs 6

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2431 vs 2348
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10903 vs 9900

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2431 vs 2348
PassMark - CPU mark	10903 vs 9900

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2348

2431

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9900

10903

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2348	2431
PassMark - CPU mark	9900	10903

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 May 2020	6 Jan 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000104	100-000000084
Place in performance rating	998	954
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	5	6
Number of threads	8	6
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	5
Graphics max frequency	1400 MHz
Number of pipelines	320
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 5	AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1500 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4+1x4, 2x4+1x4+1x4