Ryzen 5 2400G vs Ryzen 5 1500X

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads
5.88
+4.1%
Ryzen 5 2400G
2018
4 cores / 8 threads
5.65

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 2400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10261047
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.0815.17
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)12 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189$169
Current price$111 (0.6x MSRP)$106 (0.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2400G has 50% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1500X.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 2400G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2210 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4,950 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 2400G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 2400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 2400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 2400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 2400G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1500X 5.88
+4.1%
Ryzen 5 2400G 5.65

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 1500X 9094
+4.2%
Ryzen 5 2400G 8730

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 4% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 1500X 1105
+4.5%
Ryzen 5 2400G 1057

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 5% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 1500X 3642
+10.7%
Ryzen 5 2400G 3289

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 1500X 4573
Ryzen 5 2400G 4805
+5.1%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 5% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 1500X 20186
Ryzen 5 2400G 21024
+4.2%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 1500X 7403
+11%
Ryzen 5 2400G 6672

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 11% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 1500X 6.9
Ryzen 5 2400G 6.9

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 1500X 9
Ryzen 5 2400G 9
+5.7%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 6% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 1500X 805
Ryzen 5 2400G 847
+5.2%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 5% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 1500X 154
Ryzen 5 2400G 156
+1.1%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 1% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 1500X 1.73
Ryzen 5 2400G 1.77
+2.3%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 2% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 1500X 4.9
Ryzen 5 2400G 5.2
+6.1%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 6% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 1500X 3910
+1.7%
Ryzen 5 2400G 3846

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 2% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 1500X 177
+3.1%
Ryzen 5 2400G 172

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 3% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 1500X 50
+3.2%
Ryzen 5 2400G 48

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 3% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 5 1500X 14463
+9.5%
Ryzen 5 2400G 13211

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by 9% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 5 1500X 4149
Ryzen 5 2400G 4226
+1.9%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by 2% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.88 5.65
Recency 11 April 2017 12 February 2018
Cost $189 $169

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