Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.25
+9.1%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11261070
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency8.3439.43
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Renoir PRO (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)7 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3525
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-4266
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no 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 PRO 1500 5.73
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 6.25
+9.1%

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 PRO 1500 9099
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 9930
+9.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 1146
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 1301
+13.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 3696
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 3975
+7.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.73 6.25
Recency 29 June 2017 7 May 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has a 9.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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