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
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs 2 March 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 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 2112
  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16354 vs 9103
  • 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
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2198 vs 2112
PassMark - CPU mark 16354 vs 9103
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 934 vs 906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6333 vs 3620
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
2112
2198
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9103
16354
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
Name AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2112 2198
PassMark - CPU mark 9103 16354
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 906 934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3620 6333
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3706 4496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 55.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.577

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Zen
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 11 April 2017 2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $189 $499
OPN PIB YD150XBBAEBOX YD180XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray YD150XBBM4GAE YD180XBCM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1550 1559
Price now $139.99 $249.49
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 21.18 18.18
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Die size 192 mm 192 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 4800 Million 4800 Million
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Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire (No LED) Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)