AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Prime95, PCMark 10, Gears 5, SuperPi, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 3DMark, AIDA64, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, Blender, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or AMD Ryzen 5 4500U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 5 4500U

53%

Ryzen 7 2700X

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 2700X is 3% better than Ryzen 5 4500U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4500U

52%

Ryzen 7 2700X

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. 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 small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.9	96.4
Valorant	105.6	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	59.1	61.4
Apex Legends	99.3	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	79.2	82.2
Overwatch	85.5	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	75.6
DOOM Eternal	52.8	54.8
Warzone	82.4	85.5
Assassin's Creed	88.7	92.1
Valheim	87.6	91.0

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 comparing 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. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 4500U

244%

Ryzen 7 2700X

34%

To make a final decision 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 7 2700X as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 105W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	176	177
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	894	1817
Cinbench 20 Single-core	448	411
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1921	3951
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1151	1092
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5620	10545

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Single-Core	2452	2465
Multi-Core	11314	17664

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Single-Core	1102	1100
Multi-Core	4821	8275

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	April 19, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	6	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	3800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	105 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		768KB
L2 cache	3MB	4MB
L3 cache	8MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000084	YD270XBGM88AF YD270XBGAFBOX YD270XBGAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 2700X is 37% better than Ryzen 5 4500U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 2700X has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 4500U. 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 5 4500U is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 2700X specs and review.