Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X 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 5 1600X and Ryzen 5 1500X have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1500X - 18 vs 17 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
98.30810329474622%
Multi-Core
3644
76.45824590851868%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |