AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 7 July 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 112095% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 4.1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x 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: 2707 vs 2598
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32657 vs 16140
Around 78% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8594 vs 4824

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz vs 4.1 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2707 vs 2598
PassMark - CPU mark	32657 vs 16140
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8594 vs 4824

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2598

2707

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16140

32657

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4824

8594

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2598	2707
PassMark - CPU mark	16140	32657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4824	8594
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		30.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		22.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$129
Place in performance rating	999	1006
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen
OPN PIB		100-100000023BOX
OPN Tray		100-000000023
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3800 MHz
Die size	156 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4600 MHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Transistor count	9800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	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	4.0
PCIe configurations		x16