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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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: 201.08

Overall Rank:
1252nd fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1302nd fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
389th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $45.26 USD (2024-08-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9101

Single Thread Rating

2113

Samples: 883*
*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	28,679 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,858 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,050 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,220 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	117,352 KBytes/Sec
Physics	555 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,610 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,113 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$195.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$45.26 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	MXZ Gaming PC Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5600, RTX4060,16GB DDR4, NVME 1 T SSD, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5600\| RTX4060)	$869.00 (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	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Centaurus Druid 2.2 Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 6-Core 4.7GHz, 32GB DDR5 RAM, Radeon 760M, 500GB SSD, Windows 11 PRO, WiFi, RGB LEDs. Custom Desktop for gamers and professionals. Fully Upgradable	$724.85 (www.amazon.com)
	Empowered PC Stratos Micro Gaming Desktop - NVD GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 3TB HDD, WiFi, Windows 11 Home - Gamer Computer	$1149.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Stratos Micro Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, WiFi, Windows 11 Home - RGB Gamer Business Student Computer	$619.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,079
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,603
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,532
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,163
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,101

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		201.08
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.56
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		181.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.38
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.02
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.30
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,805
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
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
BL2212039 - Oct 05 2024		8115
BL2211253 - Oct 05 2024		9234
BL2205533 - Sep 28 2024 [Overclocked]		9038
BL2201637 - Sep 23 2024		9496
BL2201407 - Sep 22 2024		9194

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,101
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,647 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,648 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,205 (-9.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,755 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		6,105 (-32.9%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		5,472 (-39.9%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		10,202 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,233 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,607 (+5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,727 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,581 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,268 (-20.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,400
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,105
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,485
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		1,327

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