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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Ryzen 5 2600

38 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
VS
31 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 4500 against the 3.4 GHz Ryzen 5 2600. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
97.4
(Very good)
Value Index
40.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 2600 and 4500
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 4500
  • Newer - released 3 years and 7 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 12 nanometers
  • 36% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1580 vs 1162 points
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 4500
vs
Ryzen 5 2600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Ryzen 5 4500 +22%
483
Ryzen 5 2600
396
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 4500 +36%
1580
Ryzen 5 2600
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 4500 +29%
6777
Ryzen 5 2600
5239
File compression 586.6 MB/sec 582.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 59.5 Klines/sec 39.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 146.6 pages/sec 134.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 206.7 Mpixels/sec 160.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 144.5 pages/sec 102.9 pages/sec
Background blur 37.8 images/sec 22.9 images/sec
Photo processing 57 images/sec 48 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.7 Mpixels/sec 8.95 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 840 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 4500 +16%
2585
Ryzen 5 2600
2235
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 4500 +21%
15946
Ryzen 5 2600
13133
Integer math 49.4 GOps/sec 44.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 29.2 GOps/sec 22.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 33M Primes/sec 37M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.8M Strings/sec 21.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.4 GBytes/sec 12.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 226.8 MBytes/sec 186.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 715 Frames/sec 669 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.1B Matrices/sec 7.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2538 & 15855 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 4500 +17%
125.61
Ryzen 5 2600
107.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.4 PPW 6.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 104.3 PPW 80.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 245.3 PPW 202 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.93 PPW 1.65 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-25 (Friendly_Name)Cinebench 202461 / 420
📘 2025-06-10 (Edwardvansloan)Cinebench 202460 / 396
📘 2024-08-25 (Guest #2)Cinebench 202456 / 328
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Ryzen 5 2600

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released April 4, 2022 September 11, 2018
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 2 (Renoir) -
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 10500 - Intel Core i5 8500
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (164th and 179th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.1 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 34x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 9.8 billions 4.8 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 12 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W -
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (153rd and 177th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 43.71 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 20

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Total votes: 10

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Comments

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