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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Released
Q1/2017
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3500X or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    470 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    232 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    179 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    502 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    62 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    350 place
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    607 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    417 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    296 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    423 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    415 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    627 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    658 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    40 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    69 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    172 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    280 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    81 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    268 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    575 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2500X left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
464
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
341
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2652
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
1811
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
188
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
151
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1129
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
712
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1169
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
910
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5311
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
3642
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
16110
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
9442
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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