AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

Compare AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop 6 core CPU vs Intel 16 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

5312 points
1% slightly better overall score
5256 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

7287 points
8162 points
12% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

4672 points
4% slightly better multitasking score
4470 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

4523 points
3% slightly better heavy workload score
4367 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

6
16
166% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

12
16
33% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.6 GHz
89% significantly higher clock speed
1.9 GHz

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

3 MiB
24 MiB
700% significantly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

8 MiB
18 MiB
125% significantly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

324th of 1,121
334th of 1,121

Family

The product line

Ryzen 5 Desktop
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Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 April
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4
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Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
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Ryzen 5 4500 vs Core Ultra 7 356H comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 5 4500 is faster than the Core Ultra 7 356H. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 356H has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 7 356H has significantly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Ryzen 5 4500 that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 4500. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 4500 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 356H. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 356H has significantly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 4500. The Core Ultra 7 356H also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 4500 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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