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