AMD Ryzen 3 3300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

AMD Ryzen 3 3300
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Mar 2019
AMD Ryzen 3 3300
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2017
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 3300
    120%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 3300
    123%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 3300
    116%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
16% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 20% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

None

AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 3 3300AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4A
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
SHA
F16C
FMA3
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
3DNow!
CnQ
NX bit

Architecture

AMD Ryzen 3 3300AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameZen 2vsZen
Release DateMar 2019vsJun 2017

Cores

AMD Ryzen 3 3300AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen 3 3300AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
L1 Cache96K (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD Ryzen 3 3300AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process7 nmvs14 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 3 3300AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHzvs3500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP50 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 3 3300
    4480 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    3850 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 3 3300
    17489 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    17177 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 3 3300 (simulated)
    187.56
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    152

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 3 3300 (simulated)
    933.78
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    799

points - higher is better