The Ryzen 5 4500 - Is AMD's Cheapest 6 Core CPU Finally Worth Buying?

The AMD Ryzen 5 4500 is currently available for £80 / $80 and includes the Steam version of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. After a less than favourable launch, this 6-core processor finally seems like a far more tempting option, so it is worth it.

0:00 Intro, Price, Setup and Limitations
1:24 What Else Is There at This Price? (& Cinebench R20 Tests)
2:04 Test Methodology
2:34 R5 4500 & GTX 1060 Gaming Benchmarks
3:46 R5 4500 & RTX 3060 Ti Gaming Benchmarks
5:14 CPU Bottlenecking...
6:11 Final Thoughts

[ScottGrammer]

A couple of weeks ago I built a productivity PC for a client, based around this chip. I used it because I got it on sale for a very reasonable price (about $70). It performed really well, scoring almost 10, 000 in Cinebench R23, and of course the end user will not ever work it that hard.

[cov_.g]

I’ve seen the 5500 going for 80-95 USD a lot recently. If you don’t mind spending afew extra dollars, I think the performance uplift might be worth it. But this is by no means a terrible buy for a 6 core cpu in late 2022-early 2023, however going for a bit newer cpu will for sure give you some headroom to focus more on a gpu upgrade in the future.

[darianlee]

you prolly don't realize it, but you're quite literally the best reviewer because of the realistic setups and builds and you aren't fast to throw shade on hardware which makes most buyers from outside of the USA or UK more settled when it comes to buying.

[marianthewinner]

My old computer was
i7-2600k
R9 370 4Gb
It was good, but I felt the need for an upgrade, and I decided to change to
Ryzen 5 4500 (It was in Romania at a price of £87.41)
Gtx 1660 Super
And I can say that he behaves brilliantly.

[AmartharDrakestone]

In my case, the 5500 is roughly the same price as the 4500. Though I think I'll splurge a bit and go for the 5600, since it's not much more expensive than both of those. Should be a nice boost from my 1400 :P

[BenchmarksIT]

Recently built a friends' PC base off of the 5500 (around 100 euros), this CPU is very quiet and cool even with the stock cooler, and alongside a RX 6600 it performs really good, all around an amazing cheap build for 1080p 144hz great performances.
Plus a used A520M motherboard bought for around 35 euros, which was an awesome deal

[karkovb]

My board is an ASrock A320M-HDV and I have went from Ryzen 3 1200 to a Ryzen 5 5600.
I know this board is not the best for it but knowing it works just fine after I've updated the BIOS and seeing how much of a jump my perfomance got increased with the same board really amazes me.
I'm sure somebody coming from a first-gen Ryzen would see a lot of improvement going to a 4500.

[beanbag]

This video is absolutely brilliant. It was really the final push I needed to upgrade my Ryzen 7 1800x. To a 5600X.

[jonathansoko]

Cool. Proudly still using my R5 2600 6 core and im happy to say it still kicks ass in 2022 and almost 2023. Been playing gotham knights which kicks pc's asses, with my 5700xt aswell and on medium settings and fsr enabled, im a damn fine robin. If i can continue to play AAA games on medium settings (sometimes high depending on the game) between 30-60 fps then im more than happy. Its been like 4 years now and id say thats good money spent.

[SuperDeadlypenguin]

Just bought a Ryzen 5 5600G and a motherboard for about $250 through Amazon. The CPU was just $120, less than half of what I paid for a 7700K some years back. AMD's been killing it these past few years. Awesome vid keep it up!

[philtkaswahl]

In the Philippines its CPU-motherboard bundle is being listed at about 2, 000 to 3, 000 PHP (35 to 52 USD) cheaper than 10th or 12th Gen i3 and i5 bundles as well as older generation Ryzen 5 bundles at local online shopping options. So it can make sense as a cheap upgrade to people with much older i3, i5, or Ryzen 3 systems here at least. Two to three thousand PHP is no insignificant amount here, especially to budget PC builders.

[FabianReyesBahamon]

YES!!!! This is the CPU one I am following to pair with a RX6600! Just need the money to do it 😂🏆

[lukesagaris]

Finally, i was requesting for this cpu review. Thank you Steve

[uregularguy]

The Ryzen 5 4000 serie is truly a hidden gem

[hariskhan]

R5 5600+$250 6650XT is an insane value! 6650XT is a little bit behind the 3060Ti, which is in the $400-500 range.

[samsnowball]

I bought this CPU a few months ago when I built my first PC and it holds up great in gaming and even light video editing and CAD.

[andystech]

Great little budget CPU I'm using for all my sub £500 builds at the moment! £75 at CCL as I write this! Yes, there's limitations but hay just slap a 5600x or something in down the line and happy days! Great video as always 😁

[elarmino]

In the Argentine market the
4500 is 75 USD
5500 is 85 USD
5600 is 90 USD
5600X is 120 USD
You have to look at your local market, because the price/value disparity is absurd in some countries

[toomanydogs]

This man has one of the best channels when you are in the market for buying things, especially after a few years when things are actually affordable. Straight to the point, no cunty clickbait, just facts. Love it.

[Beisepimp]

I would also got with the bigger brother 5500, it's only around 15€ more expensive, but the performance far better. :')