4500 Ryzen in a desktop is quite powerful, offering strong performance for demanding tasks.
4500 Ryzen in a desktop is quite powerful, offering strong performance for demanding tasks.
I thought the 4000-series Ryzens were meant for laptops, but laptop chips don’t fit well with desktop sockets. Is AM4 actually breaking this pattern? The 4500 shows up in some PCPP lists even when searching for AMD and AM4, which is confusing.
AMD's selections depend on their choices. The Ryzen 5 4500 runs a Zen 2 processor with reduced cache, making it less powerful than expected. It isn't ideal for budget builds where a 3600 chip is affordable. It was released at the same time as the Ryzen 3 4100. There are many AM4 CPUs available, but most were originally sold only by manufacturers until recently, like the Ryzen 5 pro 4650G.
It works in practice but isn't very practical or economical. Have you thought about it using a budget board and a GTX1650S/GTX1660ti for a casual player? Would a 3600 offer more value?
Consider checking out a used 5600X—it might be affordable if you locate one.
It's unclear if the 4500 was a good deal at $110 USD. It might have been a newer model with a warranty, but most people think similar models are available for a bit more.
Only caters to the specific group that avoids buying used, expensive used CPUs, or masochistic RAM enthusiasts seeking an extremely cheap CPU—it's mostly just a 4650G but the GPU is turned off and it has only a quarter of the cache found on a 3600, resulting in poor performance compared to a 3600. It performs well in the imc category but nobody will actually use that. Basically, just like everyone else—don’t bother; it’s not worth it and offers terrible performance versus a used 3600 or even a 3500X if you manage to find one under $80.
I located an eBay ad for multiple items, offering a 3500X for $93 and another at 3600X for $99. It seems like a good time to act.