AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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: 113.42

Overall Rank:
1622nd fastest in multithreading out of 5493 CPUs
1648th fastest in single threading out of 5493 CPUs
484th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.99 USD (2025-12-09)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9073

Single Thread Rating

2107

Samples: 1016*
*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	28,509 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,789 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,964 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,187 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	116,965 KBytes/Sec
Physics	551 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,609 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,107 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$79.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	STGAubron RGB PC Computer Desktop, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G up to 4.6G, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, WiFi 6 & BT 5.2, RGB Fan x4, RGB Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Home	$709.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS ROG Strix GA15DK Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 5, Windows 11 Home, GA15DK-DH776	$1759.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix GA15 Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Home, GA15DK-DS776	$1389.97 (www.amazon.com)
	Quiet Rackmount Computer (4.5-5.7GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU, RTX 5090, 96GB RAM, 4TB SSD, W11 Pro, WiFi) - 4U Rackmount Server or Workstation Desktop PC for Home, Business and Gaming	$5899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Quiet Rackmount Computer (4.5-5.7GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU, RTX 5080, 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD, W11 Pro, WiFi) - 4U Rackmount Server or Workstation Desktop PC for Home, Business and Gaming	$3799.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,554
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,349
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,073

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.41
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		113.42
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
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 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		2,107

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3119330 - Dec 09 2025		9423
BL3115027 - Dec 07 2025		9466
BL3114789 - Dec 07 2025		9330
BL3112833 - Dec 06 2025		9487
BL3100634 - Dec 02 2025		9090

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,073
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,735 (-14.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		6,984 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		10,714 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,369 (+3.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,202 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,712 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,636 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,064 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,260 (-20.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		6,923 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		10,647 (+17.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		13,019 (+43.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		1,152

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