AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2018
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Released
Q2/2022
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500
AMD Ryzen 5 4500

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q2/2018.

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

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    304 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 2700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    267 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    173 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    301 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    230 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    166 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    484 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    386 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    49 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    144 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    27 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    133 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    93 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    319 place
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    806 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.62 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 105 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
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
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
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000G
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X left arrow --
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
    3.70 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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow --
  • Shader
    left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    left arrow --
  • Generation
    left arrow --
  • Technology
    left arrow --
  • Release date
    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
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Ryzen 5 4500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 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 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 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
1062
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
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
7100
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
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
16970
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
11094
AMD Ryzen 5 4500

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