Ryzen 5 2400G vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 25 Watt
7.07
+25.1%

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 5 2400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking9411074
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data12.17
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)12 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$169
Current price$527 $121 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 5 2400G 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache11 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2210 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Million4,950 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 5 2400G 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 5 2400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 5 2400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 5 2400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 5 2400G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 4500U 7.07
+25.1%
Ryzen 5 2400G 5.65

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 25% based on our aggregate 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 4500U 10938
+25.3%
Ryzen 5 2400G 8732

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 25% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 4500U 5337
+11.1%
Ryzen 5 2400G 4805

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 11% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 4500U 24156
+14.9%
Ryzen 5 2400G 21024

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 15% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 4500U 8934
+33.9%
Ryzen 5 2400G 6672

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 34% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 4500U 8.3
Ryzen 5 2400G 6.9
+20.3%

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 20% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 4500U 11
+15.3%
Ryzen 5 2400G 9

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 15% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 4500U 892
+5.4%
Ryzen 5 2400G 847

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 5% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 4500U 174
+11.8%
Ryzen 5 2400G 156

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 12% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 4500U 2.03
+14.7%
Ryzen 5 2400G 1.77

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 15% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 4500U 4.9
Ryzen 5 2400G 5.2
+6.1%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 4500U by 6% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 4500U 3493
Ryzen 5 2400G 3846
+10.1%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 4500U by 10% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 4500U 59
+23.7%
Ryzen 5 2400G 48

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 24% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 4500U 210
+22.4%
Ryzen 5 2400G 172

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 22% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.07 5.65
Integrated graphics card 6.26 5.49
Recency 6 January 2020 12 February 2018
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2400G in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop one.


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