AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 16 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 46.66

Overall Rank:
1197th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1247th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
376th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $195.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9099

Single Thread Rating

2113

Samples: 869*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,978
Thread: 1,880

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Integer Math	28,677 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,852 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,058 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,217 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	117,349 KBytes/Sec
Physics	555 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,607 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,113 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	iBUYPOWER Scale Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 4500, AMD Radeon RX 6400 4GB, 16GB DDR4 RGB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD_SCA5R6401	$679.99 (www.amazon.com)
	MXZ Desktop Gaming Computer Home&Office PC R5 5600G,16GB DDR4 3200, 500G NVME SSD，6 RGB Fans, WiFi & Win 11 Pro 64-bit Ready	$489.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MXZ Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, GTX1660S 6GB, 16GB DDR4, NVME 500GB SSD, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5500\| GTX1660S)	$659.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix GA15DK Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, GA15DK-AS776	$1179.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ACEMAGICIAN Gaming PC, AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 4500U(up to 4.0Ghz) Desktop Computers Tower, 16GB DDR4 512GB NVMe SSD Mini Computer 4K@60Hz HDMI, DP, Type-C Output, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, Small PC	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,099

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		46.66
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		2,113

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2141568 - Jul 09 2024		9611
BL2141300 - Jul 09 2024		8568
BL2123614 - Jun 14 2024		9189
BL2119311 - Jun 08 2024		9206
BL2118704 - Jun 07 2024		9497

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,099
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,653 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,617 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,649 (-5.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,752 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i3-8350K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		6,861 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		10,697 (+17.6%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		10,201 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-8600T @ 2.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,339 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,232 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,734 (-15.0%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,670 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		13,637 (+49.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		1,328

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