Ryzen 5 4500 vs Pentium 4 660

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 660
1 core / 1 thread, 115 Watt
0.21
Ryzen 5 4500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.15
+4733%

Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Pentium 4 660 by a whopping 4733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 660 and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3198760
Place by popularitynot in top-10050
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Power efficiency0.1714.78
Architecture codenamePrescott 2MRenoir (2020−2023)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 660 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 660 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 configurationno data1
SocketPLGA775,PPGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 660 and Ryzen 5 4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium 4 660 and Ryzen 5 4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 660 and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 660 and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 660 and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 10.15
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500 has a 4733.3% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 76.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 660 in performance tests.


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