Testseek.co.uk have collected 276 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
Well, the performance is pleasantly surprising. The 1500X, in most cases, performed on par with the i7-7700K. Even though you can overclock the i7 further, the MSRP of the Ryzen 5 1500X is only $189. That's a monstrous difference in price/performance. E...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Abstract: Since the launch of the FX8 series of processors AMD have fallen into the sector of the market that is best described by the old "good value for money" adage, which is usually a pejorative way of saying that the performance wasn't all that but they're che...
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...
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...
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...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
performance, overclocking, power consumption, value
AMD Ryzen 7 produced a revolution in the 8-core area, offering at least the same performance as Intel LGA2011 counterparts, but at half price. Now Ryzen 5 came to compete with LGA1151 solutions, and AMD banged Intel's head again with 1600X, a 6-core/12-th...
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Published: 2017-03-22, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
For such a small six-game sample, those benchmarks showed quite a few interesting results. Perhaps the most exciting conclusion we can draw is that upcoming six-core Ryzen processors should perform roughly on par with eight-core models when playing today'...
Abstract: I'm going to start this article off with a simple number: five. Not only is that the number of months it has taken AMD to effectively turn the x86 processor world on its ear, but that's also the number of distinct model families that they've introduced...
Looking back at how things played out over the course of this review, I have no doubt it will be one of the most hotly debated articles that I've written in the last few months, maybe even the last year. There's no denying that the Zen architecture has pr...
