AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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Ryzen 5 4500 compared with Ryzen 5 5600

	AMDRyzen 5 4500	AMDRyzen 5 5600
Overview
Released
Released	April 2022	April 2022
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	6	6
Threads
Threads	12	12
Base clock
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.1 GHz	4.4 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	32 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen 2; Renoir; simultaneous multithreading	Zen 3; Vermeer; 2 package dies; simultaneous multithreading
Clocks
Clocks	–	Precision Boost 2; unlocked for overclocking
Cache
Cache	L1 384 KB; L2 3 MB	L1 384 KB; L2 3 MB; L3 32 MB
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	A separate graphics card is required	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	AM4
Base power
Base power	65 W	65 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	Yes
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4 UDIMM; 2 memory channels; maximum 128 GB; up to 3200 MT/s with two DIMMs, 2933 MT/s with four single-rank DIMMs or 2667 MT/s with four dual-rank DIMMs; ECC unsupported	DDR4 UDIMM; 2 memory channels; maximum 128 GB; ECC requires motherboard support. 2 single- or dual-rank DIMMs: DDR4-3200; 4 single-rank DIMMs: DDR4-2933; 4 dual-rank DIMMs: DDR4-2667
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0; 24 total and 20 usable native lanes; NVMe boot and RAID 0, 1 and 10	PCIe 4.0; 24 native lanes, 20 usable; 4 native USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports and 2 SATA ports
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	X570, X470, X370, B550, B450, B350 and A520
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET; one 180 mm² compute die	TSMC 7nm FinFET CPU cores; GlobalFoundries 12nm I/O die; CPU compute die 74 mm², I/O die 125 mm²
Cooler
Cooler	AMD Wraith Stealth included; Tjmax 95°C	AMD Wraith Stealth; Tjmax 90°C