AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12896 vs 10828

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 6 Jan 2020
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426 vs 2422
PassMark - CPU mark	12896 vs 10828

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

2422

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12896

10828

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	2422
PassMark - CPU mark	12896	10828
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3761

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	6 Jan 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000375	100-000000084
Place in performance rating	1158	967
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of GPU cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Memory
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1800 MHz	1500 MHz
iGPU core count	7	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0