AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz

[Captain_Tom]

I hope they can reach at least 1024 shaders @ 1GHz, 2TFLOP IGP sounds nice.

Ikr? 1024 @ 1.2 would put it 20%+ above the PS4S, and if it was $200 it would be a steal! Heck if it used Vega who knows how strong it might be.


But the current rumors I am reading point to 704 SP @ 1200 MHz unfortunately. Keep in mind it has to use DDR4, and thus there is only so high they can go.

Now the HBM version? Yeah I hope it is a $300 APU as strong as a 580!

 

[Melvis]

I think this CPU pretty much made the i5 7600/k obsolete.

Im liking what I am seeing so far.

 

[Lionheart]

Nice review & CPU. CPU-Z reporting only 2 core 4 threads?

 

[TooQik]

Overall a reasonable review.

I would like to ask why the 7700K was omitted from the Power Consumption graphs especially given it was used as a yard stick in all other tests?

 

[rruff]

AMD provided the motherboards, which came with a BIOS using the new Agesa version. Tests on the X370 motherboards which have the 1001 Agesa only will yield incorrect performance numbers

Any idea if the motherboards account for the some or all of the system power difference? Thinking about idle primarily since the CPUs should be near zero at idle.

 

[drade]

So this is a good gaming budget CPU paired with a 1070?

 

[medi01]

I expect AMD will remove the L3 cache to make room for the IGP, like with current APUs. That, and lower frequencies to accommodate a 65W APU should take some of the performance away.

That L3 cache is what makes it outperform Intel in multithreading, despite lacking a bit on single threaded load, to my knowledge. L2 blocks get evicted into shared L3, so other cores might grab things that neighbor was working on.

So this is a good gaming budget CPU paired with a 1070?

Absolutely.
And, if you can, I'd say you should... wait for Vega, even if you are locked on nvidia (say bought overpriced adaptive sync monitor or just stick with the brand) as it might impact pricing on 1070 too.
Oh, and Volta might be announced sooner, which also might have impact.

 

[Rash-Un-Al]

What I'm surprised to see missing... in virtually all reviews across the web... is any discussion (by a publication or its readers) on the AM4 platform's longevity and upgradability (in addition to its cost, which is readily discussed).

Any Intel Platform - is almost guaranteed to not accommodate a new or significantly revised micro-architecture... beyond the mere "tick". In order to enjoy a "tock", one MUST purchase a new motherboard (if historical precedent is maintained).

AMD AM4 Platform - is almost guaranteed to, AT LEAST, accommodate Ryzen "II" and quite possibly Ryzen "III" processors. And, in such cases, only a new processor and BIOS update will be necessary to do so.

This is not an insignificant point of differentiation.

 

[DoItAllMike]

What were the clocks on the ram for the Ryzen?
Was the full 3200mhz achieved or not?

 

[rruff]

What I'm surprised to see missing... in virtually all reviews across the web... is any discussion (by a publication or its readers) on the AM4 platform's longevity and upgradability (in addition to its cost, which is readily discussed).

Motherboard features seem to advance more than CPUs lately. The way things have been going, there is little reason to upgrade a CPU unless it's 5+ years old. And then it probably doesn't make sense to keep your old board.

 

[Slipshuggah]

1500x is a good CPU, but I think ryzen 5 1600 is best buy in terms of price/performance. I've noticed one interesting fact throughout the tests - 7500 sometimes outperforms 7600k and 7700k. How can this be explained?