AMD EPYC 9654 vs Ryzen 5 4500

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 4500
10.51

EPYC 9654 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 656% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking6584
Place by popularity41not in top-100
Value for money46.8311.94
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameRenoir (2020−2022)Genoa
Release date4 April 2022 (1 year old)10 November 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,805
Current price$168 $3975 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 4500 has 292% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 4500 and EPYC 9654 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)96
Threads12192
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size156 mm212x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500 and EPYC 9654 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 configuration12
SocketAM4SP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16128

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.

Ryzen 5 4500 10.51
EPYC 9654 79.49
+656%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 656% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 4500 16138
EPYC 9654 122091
+657%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 657% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 4500 1554
EPYC 9654 1884
+21.2%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 21% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 4500 6199
EPYC 9654 19322
+212%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 212% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.51 79.49
Recency 4 April 2022 10 November 2022
Physical cores 6 96
Threads 12 192
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 360 Watt

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500 and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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