AMD Ryzen 3 5400U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 3 5400U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Blender, 7zip, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, 3DMark, AIDA64, Handbrake, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, Prime95, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Borderlands 3
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Fortnite
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
Valheim
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Last Man Standing
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4500U or AMD Ryzen 3 5400U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 5400U

53%

Ryzen 5 4500U

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 5400U

52%

Ryzen 5 4500U

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.8	92.9
Valorant	104.3	105.6
Cyberpunk 2077	58.4	59.1
Apex Legends	98.0	99.3
Call of Duty Warzone	78.2	79.2
Overwatch	84.5	85.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.0	72.9
DOOM Eternal	52.2	52.8
Warzone	81.4	82.4
Assassin's Creed	87.6	88.7
Valheim	86.6	87.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 5400U

191%

Ryzen 5 4500U

244%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 4500U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 5400U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	227	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	785	894
Cinbench 20 Single-core	577	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2039	1921
Cinbench 23 Single-core	988	1151
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4849	5620

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Single-Core	3204	2452
Multi-Core	10536	11314

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Single-Core	861	1102
Multi-Core	3713	4821

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	FP6
Core name	Lucienne	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache	2MB	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000288	100-000000084

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 5400U is 11% better than Ryzen 5 4500U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 4500U has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 5400U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 5400U is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4500U is better: 21
However, it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 5400U and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 3 5400U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 3 5400U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500U specs and review.