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Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 4500 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 30% to 126%, including 126% in Cinebench R23 multi (20,978 vs 9,298).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 4500 and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 4500AMD Ryzen 9 5900
cores 612
threads 1224
base clock ghz 3.63
boost clock ghz —4.7
tdp w 6565
memory bus —Dual-channel
l2 cache mb —6
l3 cache mb —64
process nm —7
socket —AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from TopCPU.net, GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, VividRepairs, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 4500AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, VividRepairs		 9,298 points20,978 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, VividRepairs		 1,212 points1,594 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser		 6,737 points9,915 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser		 1,626 points2,122 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 15,964 points33,954 pts
PassMark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,587 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,434 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,584 points3,433 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 4500 or the AMD Ryzen 9 5900?

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 4500 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 30% to 126%, including 126% in Cinebench R23 multi (20,978 vs 9,298).

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