Laptop CPU Names Explained: Why Mobile CPU Search Needs Category Context
Laptop CPU searches often fail because desktop naming assumptions leak into mobile CPUs, where suffixes, power targets, and category boundaries change the meaning.
Key facts
Production status: Active
Release date: 2020-01-06
Cores / Threads: 6 / 6
Base clock: 2300 MHz
Turbo clock: 4000 MHz
TDP: 15 W
Process: 7 nm
Codename: Renoir
Generation: Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Renoir))
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ryzen 5 4500U |
| Socket | AMD Socket FP6 |
| Foundry | TSMC |
| Process Size | 7 nm |
| Transistors | 9,800 million |
| Die Size | 156 mm² |
| Package | FC-BGA1140 |
| Market | Mobile |
| Production Status | Active |
| Release Date | Jan 6th, 2020 |
| Part# | 100-000000084 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Clock | up to 4 GHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | No |
| Codename | Renoir |
| Generation | Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Renoir)) |
| Memory Support | DDR4, LPDDR4 |
| ECC Memory | No |
| # of Cores | 6 |
| # of Threads | 6 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics 384SP |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB (per core) |
| Features | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2 |
| Notes | Radeon Graphics Turbo Frequency: 1500 MHz |
| Rated Speed | 3200 MT/s |
| Memory Bus | Dual-channel |
| Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| tJMax | 105°C |
| PCI-Express | Gen 3, 12 Lanes (CPU only) |
| Cache L3 | 8 MB (shared) |
| Configurable TDP | 10-25 W |
| LPDDR4 Speed | 4266 MT/s |
| Benchmark rank | 693 |
| Benchmark samples | 1377 |
| Benchmark price | 0 |
| Benchmark category | Laptop |
| Benchmark socket | FP6 |
| Benchmark date | 2020-04-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 15 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 2300 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 4000 |
| Benchmark cores | 6 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 1 |
| Benchmark threads | 6 |
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