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: 201.03

Overall Rank:
1242nd fastest in multithreading out of 4847 CPUs
1291st fastest in single threading out of 4847 CPUs
387th fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9099

Single Thread Rating

2114

Samples: 879*
*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	28,674 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,855 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,046 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,217 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	117,340 KBytes/Sec
Physics	555 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,608 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,114 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 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)
	STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC, Radeon RX 580 16G GDDR5, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G up to 3.9G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 6, RGB Keyboard & Mouse & Mouse Pad, W10H64	$479.99 (www.amazon.com)
	IPASON - Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5500(6 core 3.6GHz) - Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 Graphics-16GB DDR4 3200MHz - 1TB M.2 NVMe - 650W PSU - Windows 11 Home - WiFi - Gaming PC	$649.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Desktop, Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 Ghz (4.4GHz Turbo Boost), AMD RX 6600 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3200, 650W Gold PSU, Wi-Fi, Win 11 Home	$849.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ViprTech Reaper 2.0 Liquid-Cooled PC - AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (16-LCore 5.3Ghz Turbo), RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, 32GB DDR5 6400, 1TB NVMe SSD, 800W Gold PSU, VR-Ready, WiFi, BT, Win 11, Gaming Desktop Computer	$1174.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,103
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,125
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,609
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,871
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,271
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,531
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,167
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,099

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		239.89
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		201.03
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.72
Intel Core i9-13900K		116.12
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.94
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 22nd of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,906
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
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		2,114

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2201026 - Sep 22 2024		9006
BL2201019 - Sep 22 2024		7938
BL2189651 - Sep 08 2024		9436
BL2189343 - Sep 07 2024		8962
BL2184113 - Sep 01 2024		9174

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
As of 22nd of September 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		9,649 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,647 (-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		7,753 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		6,107 (-32.9%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		5,473 (-39.8%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		10,199 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,233 (+1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		13,193 (+45.0%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,607 (+5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,728 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,581 (-16.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,436
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,174
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,495
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,092
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,965
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,527
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		1,327

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