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.

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: 46.66

Overall Rank: 1154

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

Average CPU Mark

9098

Single Thread Rating: 2113
Samples: 863*
*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	28,684 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,852 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,060 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,216 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	117,342 KBytes/Sec
Physics	555 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,606 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,113 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of May 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!
	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)	$949.00 (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)	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Nebula Gaming PC Desktop – AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz, NVIDIA RTX 4070, 1TB NVME SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3200, 600W Gold PSU, 11AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit,Black	$2398.40 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6C/12T Processor Up to 4.0Ghz, 16GB DDR4 512GB SSD,Small Form Factor Desktop Computer Windows 11 Support 4K UHD, WiFi/BT, Home Server, Office, Business	$279.94 (www.amazon.com)
	ViprTech Overlord Liquid-Cooled PC - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (12-LCore 4.6Ghz), RTX 4070 12GB, 32GB DDR4 3200 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 800W Gold PSU, VR-Ready, WiFi, Bluetooth, Win 11, Gaming Desktop Computer	$1249.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,325
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,372
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,461
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,098

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.38
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-13900K		126.05
Intel Core i9-12900K		125.37
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.88
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 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		2,113

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2093780 - May 04 2024		9438
BL2093753 - May 04 2024		9044
BL2089377 - Apr 29 2024		9518
BL2087263 - Apr 26 2024		9353
BL2086157 - Apr 25 2024		9080

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,098
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,656 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,611 (+5.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,627 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		8,657 (-4.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,747 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		10,706 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		10,199 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-8600T @ 2.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,343 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		9,231 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,683 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		7,437 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		12,867 (+41.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,775
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,265
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,153
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,518
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X		1,327

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