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With 6 cores and 12 processing threads the Ryzen 5 4500 processor delivers incredibly fast productivity and gaming performance when paired with a discrete graphics card.
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Unlocked for Overclocking: Yes
Henry Hauschulz –
Absolute best performer for the money!
I can’t believe the performance of this thing for $49. It pulls 36 watts so the included fan is plenty, which is amazing (most of my experience with AMD is pretty old, so I’m used to making the jokes about heat). This is the perfect processor for gaming at 1080p, pair it with an ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 and it beats the pants off the 5500 processor in most other motherboards. I don’t know if this thing is a secret or what, although it’s low adoption is likely due to the manufacturers being slow to optimize for this chip. It’s optmized now, folks. Build your kid that cheap gaming computer with this and you won’t be shorting them.
Dan V. –
Great CPU for Budget Builds – Fast and Efficient!
I found myself in need of upgrading a Core i5 2500K to allow my daughter to play Fortnite with my son and I. I paired this Ryzen 5 4500 with a Gigabyte B450M DS3H WIFI board and 16GB of TForce DDR4, and completed the build with an Antec 520W power supply, a 500GB SSD, and a Radeon RX 6600 that I had sitting in the parts bin.I already had Windows 11 installed on the drive and it booted right up. I installed the appropriate drivers and then used CPU-z to run a stress test. Under 100% load using the included Wraith Stealth cooler, the max temp I saw was 85C. Since I run a Ryzen 9 7900x on my main rig, I am more than comfortable with Ryzen’s ability to handle heat, and 85C is perfectly acceptable in my book. Despite running hot, the fan was nice and quiet the entire time. This was under stock settings – no tuning to the fan curve. During the stress test, the max wattage use by the CPU was right around 58. Right now while idling it is pulling 10 watts and sitting at 40C.The only game I have installed right now is Fortnite. On Epic presets, 1080p, using the RX 6600, I was getting 40-55 FPS (which I consider perfectly playable on a budget-level system). On High presets I consistently pulled 60-70 FPS. I would get a little stuttering here and there, which I suspect is memory-bandwidth-related. In all fairness I haven’t even opened the BIOS to tune any settings. GPU usage was at 100% and CPU was at maybe 75%-80%. I consider that a pretty efficient pairing, though you could possibly bump up to something like a 6750 XT to get a little more performance without the CPU becoming a bottleneck. In any case, this is sufficient performance for 1080p gaming on most modern titles running at higher settings (without raytracing of course). I’ll be doing some additional benchmarks as I finish up the 100+GB downloads, and if there are any changes to my opinion I’ll update this review.There are definitely faster processors, some of which don’t cost a whole lot more than this. But since my goal was to build a viable system that paired well with my existing hardware, this really hit the sweet spot in terms of price and performance.
OregonBob –
Works great
Got a case and Gigabyte X579 Gaming X motherboard. Checked supported processors and the Ryzen 5 4500 was listed. It is not as good as the 5600 but real happy with performance. Requires a video card added to computer. Not a gaming computer so perfect at a great price.
Quenton –
Amd
The Ryzen 5 4500 is a solid budget/mid-entry CPU. For what it costs, you get more than enough bang for many typical users. It delivers good multi-core performance, decent clocks, and comes with cooling. Just be aware of its architectural and feature limitations going
Jimmy J. Warner Jr. –
Nice for a Stream Machine.
Nice little Affordable CPU. This CPU does NOT have GPU capabilities, even if your motherboard has an Onboard GPU, this CPU will NOT work with it, You’ll need to purchase an Expansion GPU to work with this.I picked up the ASRock Radeon 560 (Refurbished) to go with the motherboard, It’s being used as my Stream Machine while I’m using my Ryzen 7 fo rmy Gaming PC, Kickin it on Kick, YouTube and Twitch with Ease.
J. Glover –
Inexpensive workhorse CPU
For what I paid at the time that I bought it, this CPU kicks butt. It isn’t a super gaming processer, but it does ok for alot of older games & it performs quite well for most simple home user tasks. I did eventually replace it with a 5700X3D for a decent performance boost in Star Citizen.
vic –
Great budget upgrade
Working as intended. Nice upgrade from my previous setup. Easy to install
Tom –
Good choice for me.
This processor fit my application nicely. I added 64MB of RAM (32 would be plenty) and Windows is ready to go in 45 seconds from turn-on.
Luis Beltrán –
me llego exactamente lo que pedí, funciona perfecto, no trae gráficos integrados por lo que debes ponerle una tarjeta gráfica para que te de video, pero mis hijos podrán jugar roblox
S.Baric –
Mycket CPU för pengarna!
NightWind –
他の人も書いている通り中身はRyzen 5 4500で、現在の価格が11564円これでZEN2世代の6コア12スレッドが買えるのはかなりコスパが高い7nmプロセスルール製品なので5000番代の製品並みの低発熱・低消費電力とくに特徴のない製品ではあるけど、ポジションとしては超低価格なのにそこそこ使える優秀なCPUで、円安の影響で10000円を切るには至ってないけど2年前の1600AF的なコスパのCPUだと思えば間違いないこれと相性が良さそうなグラボはGTX1050TiとかGTX1650あたりで、フルHD75Hzやらのモニタでゲームを楽しむのには最適の環境になるだろうもうひとつ２つ上のランクのグラボでもこのCPUがボトルネックになるようなことはないだろうと思うけどねグラボのあてがあってRYZENで安く組みたいならこの製品のコスパはベストチョイスだよ※2023年1月に追記現在4500の値段が12000円前後する一方、RYZEN 5 5500という製品が14000円を切る値段で出ていて、性能で言ったら5500の方が遥かに高性能なので、2000円弱ほど高くなるけどよほどのことがない限りは現状5500を買った方がいいと思うぞ
Arvin –
Good upgrade from a AMD Athlon 200 GE. And honestly really runs smooth and no problems. Easy to overclock as you can overclock from 3.6 to 4.1 GHz. I use this to play games and it does fine as long as you have a good GPU to go along with it. Just make sure your motherboard bios are up to date before installing this CPU. Overall, if you’re looking for something cheap and reliable this is a great place to start as some us just don’t have crazy amounts of money.
David –
You get what you pay for on a budget CPU but better than a 4 core CPU for it price.USD$83 for a 6 core/ 12 threads CPU base Clock at 3.6GHz!It lost it performance if you compare others 6 core CPU due to it limited “L3 Cache 8MB”!It’s not a bad CPU for it current price get this CPU instead of saving a few bucks on a 4 core CPU why not a 6 core CPU with decent 65w TPD :)If you wanted to buy a budget 4 core CPU I recommend this CPU for it value!If you want a CPU with 6 core and wanted good performance and not on budget get something else!Thank you!