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AvailabilityMSRP $299
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MSRP $299
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1304 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 27% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 181 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - CA$209.00 vs CA$407.89
- Up to 60% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - CA$1.15 vs CA$2.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD150XBBAEBOX)
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
181
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$209
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
85 FPS
CA$21.97/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$15.6/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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127 FPS
CA$16.28/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$23.7/FPS
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