AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 2270
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16117 vs 13424

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs September 2018
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596 vs 2270
PassMark - CPU mark	16117 vs 13424

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Around 50% 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

L1 cache	576 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2596

2270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16117

13424

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	2270
PassMark - CPU mark	16117	13424
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4822

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	September 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$129
Place in performance rating	996	1006
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD260BBBM6IAF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size	156 mm²	192 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	9800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)