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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 817 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - CA$422.01 vs CA$485.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 1500X - 182 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 24 vs 8 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD150XBBAEBOX)
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
65.20968694624926%
Multi-Core
3644
36.667337492453214%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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