Testseek.co.uk have collected 277 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Socket AM4 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Socket AM4.
April 2017
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The editors liked
Exceptional value for money
Quad-core performance at dual-core prices
Latest AM4 platform
Easy to overclock to 4GHz
Able to compete with more expensive processors from Intel
Ideal for 1080P gaming systems
Low TDP and temperatures
Unlocked ratio multiplier
Multithreaded performance
Affordable pricing
Chipset promises future upgradability
Intuitive overclocking software
Multi-threaded performance is far better than Intel's price competitors
Single-threaded XFR boost to 3.9GHz is a high clock speed for this price point
Allows for manual overclocking with an unlocked core multiplier
Clock frequency helps it overcome IPC
The editors didn't like
Falls behind in rendering tasks
Neutral
Higher memory latency than Intel
But it doesn’t have a big impact on real-world performance
“The R5 1500X is offering reliable performance for mid-range gaming system builds at bargain prices. Like the legendary
Unoptimized software ecosystem
IPC throughput deficit
Poor overclocking on stock cooling
Only four cores
Gaming performance is behind that of Intel's competition
Power draw in our Cinebench measurements is disproportionately higher than Intel's competition
Worth a $20 upgrade over the 1400 but the six-core 1600 is only $30 more expensive
Published: 2018-05-06, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
For the desktop PC gamer, the higher TDP X models are still the go-to for gaming and general performance though. They're a little faster, and a little more expensive, but you get what you pay for. However, if heat and power are a big concern to you, and t...
Published: 2018-05-06, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
I can see the Ryzen 5 2600 and the 2600X fast becoming the most popular chips of the second generation Ryzen launch. They're fast, they're affordable, and they're easy to keep cool and overclock. I mean, if you're just doing a massive amount of rendering...
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
The Ryzen 5 1500X offers a competitive price point and a good mix of characteristics, particularly if you're willing to invest some time in tuning. Gaming remains a soft spot in the Ryzen series, but a bit of tuning provides a good bang-for-the-buck o...
Published: 2017-04-13, Author: Dave , review by: pcgamesn.com
After the highs of the Ryzen 5 1600X its quad-core sibling feels like a bit of a disappointment. I'm still trying to figure out what it's really for. At just under $200 it's simply priced too close to the $219 (£220) hexcore 1600. That's a six-core, 12-th...
Combining the Ryzen 5 1500X with something like a Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3, you'll have an eight-thread CPU and board combo for the same price as the Core i7-7700K. Combined with excellent multi-threaded performance, if you need eight-threaded grunt then f...
Published: 2017-04-12, Author: Luke , review by: kitguru.net
Multi-threaded performance is far better than Intel's price competitors, Single-threaded XFR boost to 3.9GHz is a high clock speed for this price point, Allows for manual overclocking with an unlocked core multiplier, Clock frequency helps it overcome IPC
Gaming performance is behind that of Intel's competition, Power draw in our Cinebench measurements is disproportionately higher than Intel's competition, Worth a $20 upgrade over the 1400 but the six-core 1600 is only $30 more expensive
Ryzen 5 1500X delivers strong performance when you focus on productivity tasks. Workloads such as video editing and rendering benefit from the additional threads provided by SMT, giving the 1500X a commanding lead over Intel's similarly-priced competitors...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Exceptional value for money, Quad-core performance at dual-core prices, Latest AM4 platform, Easy to overclock to 4GHz, Able to compete with more expensive processors from Intel, Ideal for 1080P gaming systems, Low TDP and temperatures,
Falls behind in rendering tasks, Neutral, Higher memory latency than Intel, but it doesn’t have a big impact on real-world performance, “The R5 1500X is offering reliable performance for mid-range gaming system builds at bargain prices. Like the legendary
PricingThe Ryzen R5 1500X is kind to the wallet at just £150/$179, which is less than half the price of the Ryzen R7 1700 which is £294.98. It may be half the price, give or a take, but it's certainly not half the performance when it comes to gaming or re...
Poor overclocking on stock cooling, Only four cores
No. The Ryzen 5 1500X presents a solid alternative to the Core i5-7600K with all the modern features one would expect from a CPU, but the main draw for Ryzen chips is extra cores at the right price. The slightly more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X adds two cores...
