Core i5-14600KF vs Ryzen 5 4500
Short answer: which is best?
Core i5-14600KF is 36.9 % stronger than Ryzen 5 4500. Core i5-14600KF ranks #18 of 53 measured processors at WhatFPS (9,334 CPU score over 4 verified runs). Ryzen 5 4500 ranks #35 of 53 measured processors at WhatFPS (6,817 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Core i5-14600KF | Ryzen 5 4500 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score (the processor's own performance) | 9,334 | 6,817 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 17,066 | 4,954 |
| Integer (MT) | 7 Gop/s | 3.8 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.65 Gop/s | 0.49 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 12,267,711 | 7,131,766 |
| Cores / threads | 14 / 14 | 6 / 12 |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
What the numbers mean
The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for Core i5-14600KF · All measurements for Ryzen 5 4500