AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
AMD's Ryzen 5 4500 is a budget Zen 2 desktop processor for Socket AM4 with 6 cores, 12 threads, a 3.6 GHz base and up to 4.1 GHz boost clock. It has no integrated graphics, runs at a 65 W TDP and ships with a Wraith Stealth cooler.
Pros
- 6 cores and 12 threads at a $129 launch price
- Wraith Stealth cooler included in the box
- Unlocked multiplier for overclocking on AM4 boards
- Drops into existing Socket AM4 motherboards with dual-channel DDR4-3200 support
- 65 W TDP is easy to cool
Cons
- No integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is required
- PCIe 3.0 only, without PCIe 4.0 support
- Only 8 MB of L3 cache, less than Zen 2 Ryzen 5 3600 class chips with 32 MB
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 5 4500
General
- Announced
- 2022
- Socket
- AM4
- Process
- 7 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
- Cooler included
- Yes
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 3.6 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.1 GHz
- L2 cache
- 3 MB
- L3 cache
- 8 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-3200
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 15,927Bottom 33%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 2,584Bottom 23%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 5 4500 earns an Inno Score of 32.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. AMD's Ryzen 5 4500 is a budget Zen 2 desktop processor for Socket AM4 with 6 cores, 12 threads, a 3.6 GHz base and up to 4.1 GHz boost clock. It has no integrated graphics, runs at a 65 W TDP and ships with a Wraith Stealth cooler.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 5 4500?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4.1 GHz · Socket: AM4
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 5 4500?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-10400, AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, Intel Core i5-10400F — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
