AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 68°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • 16.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 2330
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2596 vs 2330

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

  • 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
  • 36 more threads: 48 vs 12
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x 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 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30669 vs 16123
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 6
Number of threads 48 vs 12
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L1 cache 2304 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 12 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 30669 vs 16123

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2596
2330
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16123
30669
Name AMD Ryzen 5 4500 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
PassMark - Single thread mark 2596 2330
PassMark - CPU mark 16123 30669
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4821
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10347

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 October 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $129
Place in performance rating 989 943
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB YD297XAZAFWOF
OPN Tray YD297XAZUHCAF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $1,299.99
Series AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Value for money (0-100) 3.52

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3 GHz
Die size 156 mm² 213 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 2304 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 68°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 6 24
Number of threads 12 48
Transistor count 9800 million 19200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 4
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 sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)