AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

Processor comparisons 04-05-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as PCMark 10, PassMark, WPrime, 7zip, MATLAB, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, SuperPi, Gears 5, 3DMark, RealBench, AIDA64.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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 PRO 4500U

53%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U

52%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think 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 less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Control, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.0	93.3
Valorant	105.6	106.0
Cyberpunk 2077	59.2	59.4
Apex Legends	99.3	99.7
Call of Duty Warzone	79.2	79.5
Overwatch	85.6	85.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	73.2
DOOM Eternal	52.8	53.0
Warzone	82.4	82.7
Assassin's Creed	88.7	89.1
Valheim	87.7	88.0

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 PRO 4500U

250%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

112%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 PRO 4500U	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	144	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1071	955
Cinbench 20 Single-core	350	409
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2449	2203
Cinbench 23 Single-core	881	1035
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6101	5081

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Single-Core	2510	2519
Multi-Core	12085	11039

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Single-Core	1127	1186
Multi-Core	4859	5215

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 21, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	1.7 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	4000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		256KB
L2 cache	3MB	2MB
L3 cache	8MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000084	100-000000148 100-100000148MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U is 26% better than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE. 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 PRO 4500U is better: 11
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE is better: 21
However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE specs and review.