AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Processor comparisons 05-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Blender, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Gears 5, AIDA64, Handbrake, PCMark 10, RealBench, Blender, 7zip, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 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 3800XT

57%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 3800XT is 8% better than Ryzen 5 1500X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 1500X

52%

Ryzen 7 3800XT

55%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.2	98.5
Valorant	104.7	111.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.6	62.7
Apex Legends	98.4	105.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.5	83.9
Overwatch	84.8	90.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.3	77.2
DOOM Eternal	52.4	56.0
Warzone	81.7	87.3
Assassin's Creed	88.0	94.0
Valheim	86.9	92.9

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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 3800XT

42%

To make a final decision 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 5 1500X is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3800XT since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 105W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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 3800XT
Cinbench 15 Single-core	151	219
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	712	2228
Cinbench 20 Single-core	341	539
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1811	5122
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1032	1354
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4645	12955

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Single-Core	2079	2895
Multi-Core	9085	23892

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Single-Core	1054	1339
Multi-Core	4069	10283

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Announcement date	April 11, 2017	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Summit Ridge	Matisse
Architecture	Zen	Zen 2
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.9 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	105 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2667	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache		32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD150XBBM4GAE	100-100000279WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3800XT is 10% better than Ryzen 5 1500X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 3800XT 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: 2
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT is better: 31
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 3800XT specs and review.