AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
262144x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs December 2019
L3 cache	8 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 22% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2658 vs 2596
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22482 vs 16117
Around 25% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6043 vs 4822

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658 vs 2596
PassMark - CPU mark	22482 vs 16117
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6043 vs 4822

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2596

2658

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16117

22482

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4822

6043

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	2658
PassMark - CPU mark	16117	22482
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4822	6043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		90.664

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	December 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$129
Place in performance rating	996	937
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Die size	156 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	32MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Transistor count	9800 million	19,200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
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	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)