The CHEAPEST* 6-Core CPU | Ryzen 5 4500

Testing the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 six core 12-thread CPU in 10 popular and demanding games in 2024, using an RX 6900 XT discrete GPU.

* Cheapest available brand new, at the time of writing, in the UK, for a CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads. Subject to terms and availability, side effects may cause itchy palms, infertility and burning discharge.

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6 cores are the modern standard for gaming PCs, so the cheapest one is naturally going to be of interest to gamers looking to save some money on their new build. Not everyone wants to risk buying used CPUs, and the fact that the ancient FX-6350 is still currently available is something of an anomaly, so with those caveats in mind the Ryzen 5 4500 is the lowest cost 6 core on the market. With strong competition from the slightly more expensive quad core i3-12100F CPU, is there room in the market for the 4500, or are the corners that AMD cut in getting it down to its £60 price point too severe?

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Track names: “Neon Nights”, “Midnight Racer”, “Binary Sunrise” & “Vercetti Forever”

00:00 AMD Ryzen 5 4500 in 2024
00:49 The Story of the AMD Ryzen 5 4500
03:32 Test System
04:07 Gaming Benchmarks
04:10 Benchmarks: Valorant
05:02 Benchmarks: Fortnite
05:54 Benchmarks: Counter Strike 2
06:44 Benchmarks: Call of Duty: Warzone
07:21 Benchmarks: Starfield
07:57 Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077
08:49 Benchmarks: The Last of Us
09:24 Benchmarks: Dragon’s Dogma 2
10:09 Benchmarks: Jedi Survivor
11:05 Benchmarks: Civilization VI
11:23 Synthetics: 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy
11:30 Synthetics: CPU-Z & Cinebench R23
11:45 Productivity Test: Davinci Resolve
12:24 Productivity Test: Blender
12:43 RAM frequency- DDR4-4000 vs 3200
14:20 Conclusion

A D S
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