AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-05

The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM4 (PGA 1331) socket and was released in Q1/2017. The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X scores 910 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,642 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X.
Name:	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Family:	AMD Ryzen 5
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 1000
Architecture:	Summit Ridge (Zen)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X is 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2666	42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 16.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	16.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q1/2017
Release price:	265 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-4790T 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	912
	Intel Xeon Gold 5120T 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	911
	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 10C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	911
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	910
	Intel Pentium Gold G6505T 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	910
	Intel Core i5-9400T 6C 6T @ 3.40 GHz	910
	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 18C 36T @ 3.30 GHz	910

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Silver 4112 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3654
	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3645
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	3644
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3642
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3642
	Intel Core i7-4771 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3640
	Intel Core i5-9400T 6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz	3634

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	347
	Intel Core i5-5675C 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	346
	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	344
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	341
	AMD Athlon 3000G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	339
	Intel Core i5-4670 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	339
	Intel Celeron G5900T 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	338

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-9350K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1833
	Intel Core i3-9350KF 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1833
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1819
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	1811
	Intel Core i7-6700T 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1811
	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1809
	Intel Core i7-8569U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1802

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-1185G7E 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	9140
	Intel Core i7-1185GRE 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	9140
	Intel Xeon D-1715TER 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	9114
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	9105
	Intel Core i5-8500B 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	9094
	Intel Xeon D-1548 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	9071
	AMD FX-8310 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	9065

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i5-9300H 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	492
	Intel Core i5-10300H 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	502
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	506.8
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	512.2
	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	518.9
	Intel Xeon E-2124G 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	524
	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	524

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2207
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2199
	Intel Core i7-10610U 4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	2171
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	2167
	AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	2162
	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz	2157
	Intel Core i5-10300H 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	2130

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4690 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	152
	Intel Core i5-4690K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	152
	Intel Core i5-4690S 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	152
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	151
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	151
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	151
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	151

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	717
	Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	716
	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	713
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	712
	Intel Xeon E-2244G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	712
	Intel Core i7-5700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	711
	Intel Core i5-9400T 6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz	710

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,398 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,371 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
641 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
588 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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