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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: 2017-04-11, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
Even if we are dealing with a 65W TDP SKU (as the Ryzen 7 1700), this particular 4-core model does feature XFR so the clocks can jump as high as 3.9GHz when the conditions are met. As the more expensive models, we have 16MB of L3 cache, 512K L2 cache per...
Gaming performance within 10% of Core i7-7700K and Ryzen 7 1800X, Convincingly beats similarly priced Intel Core i5 "Kaby Lake" quad-core chips, Features multi-threading (which competing Intel Core i5 quad-core chips lack), Single-threaded performance imp
Gaming frame-rates lower than competing Intel chips, Higher power draw than competing Intel parts, Memory frequency options and memory compatibility limited, Setup complicated (memory, HPET, CCX, SMT, and power profile), Overclocking barely worth it, Requ
The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X will retail for $189. Gaming performance within 10% of Core i7-7700K and Ryzen 7 1800X Convincingly beats similarly priced Intel Core i5 "Kaby Lake" quad-core chips Features multi-threading (which competing Intel Core i5 quad-core...
Twice the compute threads as competing Intel CPUs, Improved 1080p gaming performance versus Ryzen 7 chips we tested just a month ago
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
With twice the compute threads as similarly priced Intel chips and somewhat better 1080p gaming performance, the Ryzen 5 1500X will appeal strongly to those who game and regularly tackle CPU-intensive tasks. But the Ryzen 5 1600 delivers extra cores for...
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Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Strong Overall Performance, Up To 6-Cores / 12-Threads, Power Friendly, Aggressive Pricing
Performance Anomalies In A Few Benchmarks, Lack-Luster Overclocking In Early Stages
With that said, though lower-resolution game performance with non-optimized titles remains an issue for Ryzen, that situation is improving. A recent patch for Ashes of the Singularity doesn't put Ryzen on the same level as Intel's high-end processors, but...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
When AMD launched the Ryzen 7 processors last month to a substantial amount of fanfare and pent up excitement, we already knew that the Ryzen 5 launch would be following close behind. While the Ryzen 7 lineup was meant to compete with the Intel Core i7 Ka...
Republished with permission from:Steven Walton is a writer at TechSpot. TechSpot is a computer technology publication serving PC enthusiasts, gamers and IT pros since 1998...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
We have already shown in previous reviews that the Zen microarchitecture from AMD is around the equivalent of Intel's Broadwell microarchitecture, but at this lower price point we have AMD's Zen against Intel's Kaby Lake, which is two generations newer th...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Jeff , review by: Techreport.com
—for now Let's sum up the performance of our group of test CPUs using one of our famous value scatter plots. The best values in gaming smoothness from this group of chips will tend toward the upper left of the plot, where prices are lowest and performance...
After Ryzen 7 the tide has now turned to Ryzen 5, and it has been an interesting time for AMD. The processor launch has been good, but not great. The Ryzen platform is still a little immature. This mainly focuses on memory compatibility and somewhat lower...
The AMD Ryzen 5 processor launch is very similar feel to the Ryzen 7 launch as the multi-threaded performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and 1500X were most impressive. Single threaded workloads or very lightly threaded workloads still run better on Intel h...
