AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor comparisons   05-02-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, PassMark, Blender, AIDA64, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, RealBench, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Handbrake, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, Gears 5, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 1500X

52%

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 3700X is 7% better than Ryzen 5 1500X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 1500X

52%

Ryzen 7 3700X

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.2	97.2
Valorant	104.7	110.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.6	61.9
Apex Legends	98.4	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	78.5	82.8
Overwatch	84.8	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.3	76.2
DOOM Eternal	52.4	55.2
Warzone	81.7	86.2
Assassin's Creed	88.0	92.8
Valheim	86.9	91.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 1500X

54%

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 3700X is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 1500X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	151	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	712	2114
Cinbench 20 Single-core	341	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1811	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1032	1294
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4645	12355

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	2079	2716
Multi-Core	9085	22880

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	1054	1339
Multi-Core	4069	9023

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Announcement date	April 11, 2017	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Summit Ridge	Matisse
Architecture	Zen	Zen 2
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography		7 nm
Transistors count	2800 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2667	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		512KB
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache		32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD150XBBM4GAE	100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 2% better than Ryzen 5 1500X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 3700X has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 1500X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 1500X is better: 1
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 32
Although it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 1500X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.