Ryzen 5 4500 vs Celeron G4950

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1985	728
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.37	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$52	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 5 4500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	126 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 5 4500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	LGA-1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 5 4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 610

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.75	10.43
Recency	23 April 2019	4 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt

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