Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 107 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 1% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 3 1200 - 136 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $195.0 vs $299.99
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 8 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $195 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
89.13043478260869%
Multi-Core
2834
77.77167947310647%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |