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AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X. Specifications, performance, tests

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2017-04-11
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
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2017-04-11
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1400 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 1400 has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X has a base frequency of 3.5 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    507 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    391 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    656 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    574 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    117 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    262 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    480 place
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    270 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    395 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    404 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    497 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    484 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    114 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    274 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    420 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow Ryzen 1000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
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
    None left arrow None
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD Ryzen 5 1400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow 2667
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Codename
    Summit Ridge left arrow Summit Ridge
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow 0.375 MB
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 2 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD1400BBAEBOX left arrow YD150XBBAEBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD1400BBAEMPK left arrow YD150XBBAEMPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD1400BBM4KAE left arrow YD150XBBM4GAE
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    2017-04-11 left arrow 2017-04-11
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 14nm
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

139.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
151.000000
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

731.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
712.000000
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

787.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
910.000000
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3068.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
3642.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

526.200000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
512.200000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3703.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4029.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

13837.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
13479.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.710000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
1.860000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

8.060000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
7.850000
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

8443.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
9442.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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