AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars | 2,544 ratings

Price: 79

Last update: 02-03-2025


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Item Package Dimension: 5.43L x 5.23W x 2.87H inches
Item Package Weight - 0.95 Pounds
Item Package Quantity - 1
Product Type - COMPUTER PROCESSOR

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  • Hassein
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's good for the sale price
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
    I bought this on sale for $80 and it replaced my r5 1600x and the performance jump was great. I mostly did it so I could use more CPU intensive programs. Works well without getting hot when using am air cooler.
  • CelticSamurai
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap and reliable.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
    I run an esports program at the school I work for. Saddly like many school clubs the staff in chachas to go out of pocket for many things. When we do builds this has been my go to CPU for a few years, cost effective and runs most of games very well.
  • Dan V.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great CPU for Budget Builds - Fast and Efficient!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
    I found myself in need of upgrading a Core i5 2500K to allow my daughter to play Fortnite with my son and I. I paired this Ryzen 5 4500 with a Gigabyte B450M DS3H WIFI board and 16GB of TForce DDR4, and completed the build with an Antec 520W power supply, a 500GB SSD, and a Radeon RX 6600 that I had sitting in the parts bin.

    I already had Windows 11 installed on the drive and it booted right up. I installed the appropriate drivers and then used CPU-z to run a stress test. Under 100% load using the included Wraith Stealth cooler, the max temp I saw was 85C. Since I run a Ryzen 9 7900x on my main rig, I am more than comfortable with Ryzen's ability to handle heat, and 85C is perfectly acceptable in my book. Despite running hot, the fan was nice and quiet the entire time. This was under stock settings - no tuning to the fan curve. During the stress test, the max wattage use by the CPU was right around 58. Right now while idling it is pulling 10 watts and sitting at 40C.

    The only game I have installed right now is Fortnite. On Epic presets, 1080p, using the RX 6600, I was getting 40-55 FPS (which I consider perfectly playable on a budget-level system). On High presets I consistently pulled 60-70 FPS. I would get a little stuttering here and there, which I suspect is memory-bandwidth-related. In all fairness I haven't even opened the BIOS to tune any settings. GPU usage was at 100% and CPU was at maybe 75%-80%. I consider that a pretty efficient pairing, though you could possibly bump up to something like a 6750 XT to get a little more performance without the CPU becoming a bottleneck. In any case, this is sufficient performance for 1080p gaming on most modern titles running at higher settings (without raytracing of course). I'll be doing some additional benchmarks as I finish up the 100+GB downloads, and if there are any changes to my opinion I'll update this review.

    There are definitely faster processors, some of which don't cost a whole lot more than this. But since my goal was to build a viable system that paired well with my existing hardware, this really hit the sweet spot in terms of price and performance.
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    Dan V.
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great CPU for Budget Builds - Fast and Efficient!

    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
    I found myself in need of upgrading a Core i5 2500K to allow my daughter to play Fortnite with my son and I. I paired this Ryzen 5 4500 with a Gigabyte B450M DS3H WIFI board and 16GB of TForce DDR4, and completed the build with an Antec 520W power supply, a 500GB SSD, and a Radeon RX 6600 that I had sitting in the parts bin.

    I already had Windows 11 installed on the drive and it booted right up. I installed the appropriate drivers and then used CPU-z to run a stress test. Under 100% load using the included Wraith Stealth cooler, the max temp I saw was 85C. Since I run a Ryzen 9 7900x on my main rig, I am more than comfortable with Ryzen's ability to handle heat, and 85C is perfectly acceptable in my book. Despite running hot, the fan was nice and quiet the entire time. This was under stock settings - no tuning to the fan curve. During the stress test, the max wattage use by the CPU was right around 58. Right now while idling it is pulling 10 watts and sitting at 40C.

    The only game I have installed right now is Fortnite. On Epic presets, 1080p, using the RX 6600, I was getting 40-55 FPS (which I consider perfectly playable on a budget-level system). On High presets I consistently pulled 60-70 FPS. I would get a little stuttering here and there, which I suspect is memory-bandwidth-related. In all fairness I haven't even opened the BIOS to tune any settings. GPU usage was at 100% and CPU was at maybe 75%-80%. I consider that a pretty efficient pairing, though you could possibly bump up to something like a 6750 XT to get a little more performance without the CPU becoming a bottleneck. In any case, this is sufficient performance for 1080p gaming on most modern titles running at higher settings (without raytracing of course). I'll be doing some additional benchmarks as I finish up the 100+GB downloads, and if there are any changes to my opinion I'll update this review.

    There are definitely faster processors, some of which don't cost a whole lot more than this. But since my goal was to build a viable system that paired well with my existing hardware, this really hit the sweet spot in terms of price and performance.
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  • Guy Eshel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic CPU for My Streaming PC
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2025
    I’m using this CPU for my dedicated streaming PC, and it works fabulously. The only regret I have is switching from Intel to AMD, as I faced some Windows installation issues during setup. However, once everything was sorted, this CPU has been absolutely fantastic. It delivers great performance and handles streaming seamlessly!
  • Juan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Haven't tested it yet.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
    As this processor comes without video drivers. But it's easy to install and comes with a fan that already has thermal paste
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    Juan
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Haven't tested it yet.

    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024
    As this processor comes without video drivers. But it's easy to install and comes with a fan that already has thermal paste
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  • Secret Ent
    5.0 out of 5 stars I picked this up doing black friday sale for 69.99 its a powerful lil cpu for the price.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025
    its pretty good for what you get at 4000 series 6-Core, 12-Thread at this price point this lil guy is powerful compare to other Ryzen 5 Processors its $79.99 now but you can find this one cheaper when on sale.
  • Curtis Hughes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect budget cpu
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
    Needed something to upgrade a workstation but for a low price, this cpu was a great choice as it didnt cost much & performs very nicely!
  • Robert McLachlan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Processor
    Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2024
    This is a relatively fast processor. I can play games with it and it keeps up. It runs Windows really well! Over all I'm very satisfied with this. My other computer has a Ryzen 7 5700G and it is blazing fast Windows, Office all of it. I really like AMD alot and I only buy their CPU's. Excellent product.

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