Ryzen 5 1500X vs Ryzen Z2 Go

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Z2 Go
2025
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
7.62
+34.9%
Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.65

Ryzen Z2 Go outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10901273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency26.258.38
DesignerAMDAMD
Manufacturerno dataGlobalFoundries
Architecture codenameRembrandt R (2025)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)11 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$189

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 1500X 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 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache256 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 1500X 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 1500X. 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-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 1500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 1500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 1500X.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Ryzen Z2 Go 7.62
+34.9%
Ryzen 5 1500X 5.65

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen Z2 Go 12253
+34.8%
Ryzen 5 1500X 9090

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen Z2 Go 3932
Ryzen 5 1500X 4604
+17.1%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen Z2 Go 3675
Ryzen 5 1500X 3865
+5.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen Z2 Go 23583
+8%
Ryzen 5 1500X 21842

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.62 5.65
Recency 6 January 2025 11 April 2017
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen Z2 Go has a 34.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Go is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen Z2 Go is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop one.

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