AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-11400F

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Ryzen 5 4500 compared with Core i5-11400F

	AMDRyzen 5 4500	IntelCore i5-11400F
Overview
Released
Released	April 2022	March 2021
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	6	6
Threads
Threads	12	12
Base clock
Base clock	3.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.1 GHz	4.4 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen 2; Renoir; simultaneous multithreading	6 cores and 12 threads; Rocket Lake, Cypress Cove architecture. Multiplier locked (Rock Paper Shotgun). First sale on 30 March 2021 is reported by TechRadar from Intel’s statement; the 16 March press release announced the generation.
Clocks
Clocks	–	2.6 GHz base; up to 4.4 GHz Intel Turbo Boost 2.0.
Cache
Cache	L1 384 KB; L2 3 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 (Intel F-series support).
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	LGA1200
Base power
Base power	65 W	65 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	No
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	Up to 128 GB; two channels; DDR4-3200; 50 GB/s stated by Intel; ECC not supported.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0; 24 total and 20 usable native lanes; NVMe boot and RAID 0, 1 and 10	PCIe 4.0; 20 CPU lanes: 1×16+1×4, 2×8+1×4 or 1×8+3×4.
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	500-series and selected Z490/H470 motherboards with appropriate BIOS support (Rock Paper Shotgun); support is not universal across all 400-series boards.
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET; one 180 mm² compute die	14 nm; 37.5×37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.
Cooler
Cooler	AMD Wraith Stealth included; Tjmax 95°C	A fan heatsink is included with the retail box (TechPowerUp exact-model unboxing).