i9-7900X vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 25 Watt
6.87
Core i9-7900X
2017
10 cores / 20 threads, 140 Watt
13.25
+92.9%

Core i9-7900X outperforms Ryzen 5 4500U by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1013560
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.87
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Core i9 (Desktop)
Power efficiency26.018.96
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)26 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads620
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2333
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB (shared)14 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP6Socket R4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X. 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s85.33 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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 6.87
i9-7900X 13.25
+92.9%

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 10912
i9-7900X 21049
+92.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 4500U 5337
i9-7900X 7287
+36.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 4500U 24156
i9-7900X 49738
+106%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 4500U 8934
i9-7900X 12678
+41.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 4500U 8.3
i9-7900X 2.91
+185%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 4500U 11
i9-7900X 24
+119%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 4500U 892
i9-7900X 2148
+141%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 4500U 174
i9-7900X 193
+10.7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 4500U 2.03
i9-7900X 2.2
+8.4%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 4500U 4.9
i9-7900X 12.1
+147%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 4500U 59
i9-7900X 121
+104%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 4500U 210
i9-7900X 217
+3.3%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 4500U 3493
i9-7900X 5918
+69.4%

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 5 4500U 14964
i9-7900X 26145
+74.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.87 13.25
Recency 6 January 2020 26 June 2017
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 6 20
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 460% lower power consumption.

i9-7900X, on the other hand, has a 92.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

The Core i9-7900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Core i9-7900X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i9-7900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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