Celeron M 520 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+4473%
Celeron M 520
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.15

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Celeron M 520 by a whopping 4473% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Celeron M 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10253318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Celeron M
Power efficiency43.250.47
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Celeron M 520 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads61
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography7 nm65 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.95V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Celeron M 520 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFP6PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Celeron M 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500U and Celeron M 520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Celeron M 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Celeron M 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Celeron M 520.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 4500U 6.86
+4473%
Celeron M 520 0.15

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 4500U 10903
+4462%
Celeron M 520 239

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 0.15
Physical cores 6 1
Threads 6 1
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 30 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 4473.3% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 520 in performance tests.


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