AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Pentium G4520

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Pentium G4520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Intel Pentium G4520

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 51 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 2008
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16123 vs 2707

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs September 2015
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 51 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596 vs 2008
PassMark - CPU mark	16123 vs 2707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2596

2008

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16123

2707

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Pentium G4520
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	2008
PassMark - CPU mark	16123	2707
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4821
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4060
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.228
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		240.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.316

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Pentium G4520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	$94
Place in performance rating	989	976
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$106.55
Processor Number		G4520
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.57
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	156 mm²	150 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
Transistor count	9800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	51 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)