[Comparsion] AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Ryzen 7 3750H – the younger sibling wins again
It’s team Red again. Today, we have the recently released AMD Ryzen 5 4500U versus last year’s AMD Ryzen 7 3750H. We are going to compare how these CPUs perform against one another and decide which is the better option for your system.
More detailed specs here: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U / AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
Specifications
In terms of specifications, the biggest difference between the two processors is the number of cores and threads. The older Ryzen has 4 cores and 8 threads which should in theory make it more suitable for multi-core tasks, while the new boy features 6 cores and 6 threads, meaning no multithreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U | AMD Ryzen 7 3750H | |
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Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 4 / 8 |
Base / Max frequency | 2.30 – 4.00 GHz | 2.30 – 4.00 GHz |
Cache | 8 MB Cache | 4 MB Cache |
TDP / up / down | 15W / 25W / 10W | 35W / 40W / 30W |
Memory support | DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz | DDR4-2400MHz |
Integrated graphics | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 |
CPU Benchmarks
In both benchmarks, the newer sibling in the Ryzen family does better than the older one. In our first 3D rendering benchmark the newer one is 20% faster than the Ryzen 7 3750H and in general, it does better.
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Benchmarks
As far as the GPU Benchmarks go, the Ryzen 5 4500U does better by being 34% faster.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | |
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3DMark Fire Strike (G) | 3051 (+33%) | 2288
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 | 776 (+42%) | 547 |
Unigine Heaven 4.0 | 607 (+43%) | 424
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Unigine Superposition | 549 (+18%) | 467 |
Gaming capabilities
As far as the gaming capabilities go, the Ryzen 5 4500U is performing significantly better than the Ryzen 7 3750H. In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive the former is faster by 39% on average while in Dota 2 the difference is 91%.
CS:GO | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings) | HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings) |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000) | 109 fps (+60%) | 76 fps (+38%) | 53 fps (+20%) |
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | 68 fps | 55 fps | 44 fps |
DOTA 2 | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings) | HD 1080p, High (Check settings) |
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AMD RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000) | 111 fps (+56%) | 73 fps (+109%) | 42 fps (+108%) |
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | 71 fps | 35 fps | 15 fps |
Conclusion
In conclusion, the older Ryzen 7 3570H is not a match for the newer AMD Ryzen 5 4500U. Ryzen 5 4500U is doing 29% faster on average in our CPU benchmarks and is also doing substantially better in both GPU benchmarks and in the gaming department. Overall, if you are considering these two processors, the newer Ryzen 5 4500U is definitely the one to go with.