Ryzen 5 4500 vs Ryzen 7 3700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
Ryzen 5 4500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.14
+125%

Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700U by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1322768
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency28.3914.76
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 5 4500 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4940 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 5 4500 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
SocketFP5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 5 4500. 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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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 7 3700U 4.50
Ryzen 5 4500 10.14
+125%

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 7 3700U 7141
Ryzen 5 4500 16114
+126%

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 7 3700U 925
Ryzen 5 4500 1559
+68.5%

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 7 3700U 2688
Ryzen 5 4500 6209
+131%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 10.14
Recency 6 January 2019 4 April 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 4500, on the other hand, has a 125.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3700U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 3700U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 4500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 5 4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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