AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 4500 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Family
  AMD Ryzen 5 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 4000G AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  3 4

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  6 / 12 24 / 48
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  6x Zen 2 24x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Frequency
  3.60 GHz 3.80 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.10 GHz 4.50 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 2048 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 8 (Octa Channel)
• Bandwidth
  51.2 GB/s 204.8 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  3.0 x 12 4.0 x 128
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 4500 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 280 W
• TDP down
  45 W --
• Tjunction max.
  100 \xc2\xb0C 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  AM4 (LGA 1331) WRX8 (sWRX8)
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB 12.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 128.00 MB
• Architecture
  Renoir (Zen 2) Chagall (Zen 3)
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q1/2022
• Release price
  129 $ --
• Documents
  Technical data sheet Technical data sheet