Ryzen 9 5900X vs Pentium G4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76
Ryzen 9 5900X
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
24.61
+1298%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Pentium G4500 by a whopping 1298% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2031206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3132.24
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency3.2622.17
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5900X has 10300% better value for money than Pentium G4500.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3537
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size150 mm22x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million0 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Pentium G4500 1.76
Ryzen 9 5900X 24.61
+1298%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G4500 2797
Ryzen 9 5900X 39097
+1298%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G4500 705
Ryzen 9 5900X 2207
+213%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G4500 1142
Ryzen 9 5900X 11939
+945%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 24.61
Recency 1 September 2015 5 November 2020
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 105 Watt

Pentium G4500 has 105.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900X, on the other hand, has a 1298.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4500 in performance tests.


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