AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD Ryzen 7 1800X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
• Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2198 vs 2114
• Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16359 vs 9102
• Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 934 vs 906
• Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6333 vs 3620
• Around 21% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4496 vs 3706

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2114 2198
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	9102 16359
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	906 934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	3620 6333
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	3706 4496

Compare specifications (specs)