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$343.99
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MSRP $189
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 21% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1500X - 148 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $195.00 vs $343.99
- Up to 31% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.60 vs $2.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 5 1500X
With selected game settings
107 FPS
$12.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
$13.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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103 FPS
$8.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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133 FPS
$42.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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118 FPS
$24.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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148 FPS
$34.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$23.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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71 FPS
$35.92/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$129.99
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$343.99
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$93.99
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$343.99
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$119
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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$199.99
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$195
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$144.32
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$195
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$118
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$195
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$83.35
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$195
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$278.99
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$195
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$185
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$195
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$463
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$195
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$176.99
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$195
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$378.72
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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$207.14
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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$331.44
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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Ryzen 5 5600
$115.73
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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Ryzen 7 5700
$127
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
Core i9-12900K
$279.95
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
$495.17
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
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$171
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$195
vs
Core i5-12600KF
$143.99
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
$295
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
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$127.99
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
$314.49
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
Core i9-14900KF
$417.8
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
Core i7-14700KF
$319.99
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
Core i7-13700K
$310
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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Core i7-12700KF
$181.99
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
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$433
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
vs
Core i5-13400F
$849.99
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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$129.99
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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$269.99
Ryzen 5 1500X
$195
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$171.66