AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Reasons To Buy
- ✓ Twice the compute threads as competing Intel CPUs.
- ✓ Improved 1080p gaming performance versus Ryzen 7 chips we tested just a month ago.
Reasons To Avoid
- ✗ 1080p gaming and single-core performance still lag behind comparable "Kaby Lake" chips.
- ✗ Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't cost much more, has 50 percent more cores.
Expert Reviews
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By PCMag · 8 years, 6 months ago
Specifications
| # of CPU Cores | 4 |
| # of Threads | 8 |
| *OS Support |
Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition RHEL x86 64-Bit Ubuntu x86 64-Bit |
| Base Clock | 3500.0 |
| CPU Socket |
AM4 |
| Default TDP | 65 |
| Form Factor |
Desktops Boxed Processor |
| Graphics Model | Discrete Graphics Card Required |
| L1 Cache | 384.0 |
| L2 Cache | 2048.0 |
| L3 Cache | 16.0 |
| Launch Date | 4/11/2017 |
| Max. Boost Clock | 3700.0 |
| Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) | 95.0 |
| Memory Channels | 2 |
| PCI Express® Version |
PCIe® 3.0 x16 |
| Processor Technology for CPU Cores |
14nm |
| Supported Technologies |
AMD SenseMI Technology AMD Zen Core Architecture AMD Ryzen™ Master Utility Virtualization Enmotus FuzeDrive™ for AMD Ryzen™ AES AVX2 FMA3 XFR (Extended Frequency Range) |
| System Memory Specification |
2667.0 |
| System Memory Type |
DDR4 |
| Thermal Solution (MPK) |
AMD Wraith Spire |
| Thermal Solution (PIB) |
Wraith Spire (No LED) |
| Unlocked for Overclocking | ✓ |