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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X review: after the six-core highs come the quad-core lows The Ryzen 5 1500X is the scaled down mid-range partner to AMD’s finest gaming chip ever, the R5 1600X. It’s retailing ...
The Ryzen 5 1500X competes well at its price point with other mid-range offerings, but the Ryzen 7 chips were attractive because of their incredible core count – and the 1500X lacks that.
AMD today takes the covers off its next two Ryzen processors, the 1600X and 1500X. These cheaper CPUs still manage to pack a fairly good punch.
With the Ryzen 5 1500X and Radeon RX 480, it's finally possible to build a compelling all-AMD gaming PC—and a 4-core, 8-thread computer that doesn't break the bank.
Five weeks ago, AMD blew a hole in Intel's high-end desktop pricing with the launch of Ryzen 7. Today, Ryzen 5 is hoping to do the same thing to Intel's Core i5 / i7 market.
Yesterday, AMD confirmed the existence of two models in the Ryzen 5 range for the first time and even more interestingly, it appears the flagship Ryzen 5 processor is faster than some rumors reported.
AMD’s Ryzen 5 series of processors should be available soon after you read this, and we’ve got the company’s top 6 and 4-core versions on the test bench, the Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 5 1500X.
With our Ryzen 7 review, we found that AMD had released three powerhouse CPUs, chips able to do proper battle against the competition - and in many cases, win. Now, we have Ryzen 5. Will we see the ...
The first AMD Ryzen quad core has landed - a Core i7-7700K-specced CPU for £100 less.
In addition, Ryzen requires the new AM4 socket across all CPUs. Here we have two SKUs of Ryzen 5 CPUs for review: the 1600X and 1500X, which retail for $249 USD and $189 USD, respectively.
Temperatures & Final Thoughts. As we begin to recover from the roller coaster ride that was Ryzen 7, we now have Ryzen 5 to address. AMD has announced four models in ...