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Intel Core i7-4770K vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2013
Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel Core i7-4770K
Released
Q2/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500
AMD Ryzen 5 4500

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4770K or AMD Ryzen 5 4500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-4770K has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q2/2013.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    701 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4770K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    312 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    388 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    304 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    421 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    541 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    653 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    909 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    76 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    245 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    375 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    200 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    112 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    538 place
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    806 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.77 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    370 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    440 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    498 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000G
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4600 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.25 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow --
  • Shader
    160 left arrow --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow --
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow --
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow --
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow --
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i7-4770K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4770K and AMD Ryzen 5 4500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    84 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4770K and Intel Core i7-4770K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4770K and AMD Ryzen 5 4500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
988
Intel Core i7-4770K
1182
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3715
Intel Core i7-4770K
6209
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
10083
Intel Core i7-4770K
11094
AMD Ryzen 5 4500

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