AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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 7 PRO 3700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 30 Sep 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2681 vs 2596
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22830 vs 16117

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681 vs 2596
PassMark - CPU mark	22830 vs 16117

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2596

2681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16117

22830

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	2681
PassMark - CPU mark	16117	22830
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4822

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$129
Place in performance rating	996	699
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 7
OPN Tray		100-000000073
Processor Number		PRO 3700
Series		3000
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Die size	156 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	9800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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™)