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.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Intel Core i9-7900X

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: 2597 vs 2554

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	2597 vs 2554

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: 21037 vs 16120
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	21037 vs 16120
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

2597

2554

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16120

21037

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4821

6987

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Core i9-7900X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2597	2554
PassMark - CPU mark	16120	21037
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	988	949
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)