Ryzen 7 1800X vs Ryzen 5 4500: which is better

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (desktop, 2017) against AMD Ryzen 5 4500 (desktop, 2022): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 7 1800X is 2% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 16,267 vs 15,927).
Ryzen 5 4500 is 18% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 4500 has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 95 W.
Both use socket AM4 and fit the same motherboards (with a suitable BIOS).

Open the full duel

	Ryzen 7 1800X	Ryzen 5 4500
Overall score	22.6	22.1
PassMark CPU Mark	16,267	15,927
Single-thread rating	2,196	2,584
US price	no current price	from $100
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost	4.0 GHz	4.1 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
TDP	95 W	65 W
Max power	128 W	88 W
Memory	DDR4	DDR4
Memory speed	2666 MT/s	3200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	AM4	AM4
Process	14 nm (GlobalFoundries)	7 nm (TSMC N7)
Architecture	Zen	Zen 2
Series	Ryzen 1000	Ryzen 4000
Release year	2017	2022
Integrated graphics	none	none

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