AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Ryzen 3 4100

38 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
VS
34 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 3 4100

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 4500 with 6-cores against the 3.8 GHz Ryzen 3 4100 with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
97.4
(Very good)
Value Index
74.6
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 4100 and 4500
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 4500
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
483

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1580
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6777
File compression 586.6 MB/sec 434.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 59.5 Klines/sec 32 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 146.6 pages/sec 105.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 206.7 Mpixels/sec 160.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 144.5 pages/sec 131.4 pages/sec
Background blur 37.8 images/sec 30.7 images/sec
Photo processing 57 images/sec 46.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.7 Mpixels/sec 8.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2585
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
15946
11017
Integer math 49.4 GOps/sec 32.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 29.2 GOps/sec 19.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 33M Primes/sec 23M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.8M Strings/sec 15.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.4 GBytes/sec 9.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 226.8 MBytes/sec 149.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 715 Frames/sec 555 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.1B Matrices/sec 9.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2538 & 290 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
125.61
80.44

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.4 PPW 5.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 104.3 PPW 77.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 245.3 PPW 169.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.93 PPW 1.24 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Ryzen 3 4100

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released April 4, 2022 April 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 2 (Renoir) Zen 2 (Renoir)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 10500 - Intel Core i3 10100F
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (164th and 171st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.1 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 4
Total Threads 12 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 38x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 9.8 billions 9.8 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (153rd and 161st place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 8

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