AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - CPU Specs

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD Ryzen 1000
Family
Ryzen
Form Factor
Desktops / Boxed Processor
Generation
1
Name
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Series
Ryzen 1000 Series
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
3.7 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

GPU name
None
Graphics verification source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4
PCIe
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe lanes
20
PCIe version
3.0
System Memory Specification
2667

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Default TDP
65 W
Maximum Operating Temperature
95 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Summit Ridge (Zen)
Codename
Summit Ridge
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L1-Cache
0.375 MB
L2-Cache
2 MB
L3-Cache
16 MB
Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
YD150XBBAEBOX
Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
YD150XBBAEMPK
Manufacturer product ID (tray)
YD150XBBM4GAE
Official source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Operating systems
Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Part Number
—
Release date
2017-04-11
Socket
AM4
Technology
14nm
Verification scope
Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
Verified on
2026-10-01
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM

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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

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 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

Higher values are better in this metric.

341

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

348

Intel Core i5-8250U

346

Intel Core i5-5675C

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1811

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1833

Intel Core i3-9350K

1833

Intel Core i3-9350KF

All the benchmark results

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.

151

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

152

Intel Core i5-4690

152

Intel Core i5-4690K

All the benchmark results

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.

712

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

717

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

716

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5

All the benchmark results

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.

910

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

917

Intel Core i5-4690

916

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

All the benchmark results

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.

3642

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3660

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3660

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G

All the benchmark results

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.

512.2 s

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

492 s

Intel Core i5-9300H

502 s

Intel Core i5-10300H

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.

4029

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

4039

Intel Core i5-8305G

4039

Intel Core i7-7700HQ

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.

13479

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

13548

Intel Core i3-8350K

13506

Intel Core i7-4980HQ

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.

1.86

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1.86

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1.86

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

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.

7.85

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

7.94

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

7.94

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

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.

9442

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

9503

Intel Core i3-8350K

9500

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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