Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G vs Ryzen 5 1500X

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	1019	1053
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	5.18	12.15
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years old)	10 May 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	$169
Current price	$225 (1.2x MSRP)	$133 (0.8x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has 135% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1500X.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	209.78 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	4950 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

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

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	5.88	5.50
Recency	16 March 2017	10 May 2018
Cost	$189	$169

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