AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD FX-4300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD FX-4300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

AMD FX-4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 1477
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16117 vs 2986

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs October 2012
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596 vs 1477
PassMark - CPU mark	16117 vs 2986

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: AMD FX-4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2596

1477

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16117

2986

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD FX-4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	1477
PassMark - CPU mark	16117	2986
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4822	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD FX-4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Vishera
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$129
Place in performance rating	996	2824
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD4300WMW4MHK
Price now		$53.39
Series		AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		25.84
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	156 mm²	315 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	9800 million	1200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)