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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 953 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 1% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Athlon 3000G - 163 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $63.83 vs $71.75
- Up to 9% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.4 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
90.90909090909092%
Price, $
$71.75
88%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
161
98.77300613496932%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Updated 354094 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Picasso |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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