AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i9-7900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i9-7900X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 9.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 2552
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 vs 30 May 2017
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2596 vs 2552

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7900X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 72% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21049 vs 16123
  • Around 45% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6987 vs 4821
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache 13.8 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 21049 vs 16123
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6987 vs 4821

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7900X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2596
2552
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16123
21049
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4821
6987
Name AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Intel Core i9-7900X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2596 2552
PassMark - CPU mark 16123 21049
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4821 6987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1129
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10300

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Intel Core i9-7900X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 30 May 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $129 $1,050
Place in performance rating 989 950
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $1,383.99
Processor Number i9-7900X
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.68

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.30 GHz
Die size 156 mm²
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 13.8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 6 10
Number of threads 12 20
Transistor count 9800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP6 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 44
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)