Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms 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 3950X is 958 days newer than Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1500X
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 82 vs 71 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 32 vs 8 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
