AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Processor comparisons   02-03-2023
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U tests and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, AIDA64, Blender, Furmark, 7zip, SuperPi, PassMark, Prime95, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4500U or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

56%

Ryzen 5 4500U

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is 5% better than Ryzen 5 4500U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

55%

Ryzen 5 4500U

52%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.1	92.9
Valorant	110.3	105.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.8	59.1
Apex Legends	103.7	99.3
Call of Duty Warzone	82.7	79.2
Overwatch	89.3	85.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.1	72.9
DOOM Eternal	55.2	52.8
Warzone	86.0	82.4
Assassin's Creed	92.7	88.7
Valheim	91.6	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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 7 PRO 6860Z

255%

Ryzen 5 4500U

244%

To make a finishing choice 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 7 PRO 6860Z is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 4500U as it consumes less power: 20W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, 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 program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 7 PRO 6860Z	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	278	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2246	894
Cinbench 20 Single-core	657	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4765	1921
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1638	1151
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13426	5620

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Single-Core	3661	2452
Multi-Core	21586	11314

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Single-Core	1530	1102
Multi-Core	8890	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 newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Announcement date	April 20, 2022	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FP6
Core name	Rembrandt	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	2
Turbo Frequency	4.75 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	6
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	20 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	6400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000781	100-000000084

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is 14% better than Ryzen 5 4500U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 7 PRO 6860Z is better: 32
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4500U is better: 3
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500U specs and review.