AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+44%
1342
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
930
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+162%
12173
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4641
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+43%
1629
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
1136
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+117%
8104
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3734
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+38%
1275
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
918
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+116%
8375
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3861
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+25%
2646
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
2111
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+149%
22611
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
9063
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Apr 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Zen
AM4
Socket
AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
4
16
Performance Core Threads
8
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
35x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
39.74 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
