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.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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 16121

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 16121

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

16121

30669

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	2330
PassMark - CPU mark	16121	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™)