How would a server processor do in gaming?

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thesuperguy

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I'm just wondering how a server processor like a Xeon or an Opteron would fare in what we typically see pushed aside to the usual desktop processors, gaming. I would also appreciate an explanation as to what sets these server processors aside from normal processors. They typically go for thousands each...
 
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There are many quad core xeons for the LGA1155 and LGA1150 sockets that are officially server processors, but they are great with games. They are, essentially, rebadged i7s. They have turbo and hyperthreading too. Some have integrated graphics, some don't.

They are GREAT buys for people not interested in overclocking. They are usually priced between the i5s and i7s making them a steal.

Here is a great example - http://ark.intel.com/products/75054/
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They wouldn't do so well in gaming. Consumer cpus and server cpus are designed for completely different things. just like professional gpus and gaming gpus. in the end gaming and server workloads are entirely different loads that are handled in different ways.
 
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There are a few reasons why server processors don't handle gaming well. Games only take advantage of a few cpu cores so having these server processors with countless cores is a bit of a waste. Some opterons have 16 cores but when games only use 2 it's a bit of a waste to have the rest. server processors also have much lower clock speeds than desktop cpus. Server processors also are designed to be working together with many other cpus to perform complex functions. You can find computers with hundreds of opterons working together. It is possible to use SOME xeon processors for a gaming computer. It is better to save your money and buy a desktop cpu though because you'll get a lot more performance for your dollar. You can't find an opteron motherboard that you can use for gaming so building an opteron gaming rig isn't really even a possibility.
 
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There are many quad core xeons for the LGA1155 and LGA1150 sockets that are officially server processors, but they are great with games. They are, essentially, rebadged i7s. They have turbo and hyperthreading too. Some have integrated graphics, some don't.

They are GREAT buys for people not interested in overclocking. They are usually priced between the i5s and i7s making them a steal.

Here is a great example - http://ark.intel.com/products/75054/
 
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There are many quad core xeons for the LGA1155 and LGA1150 sockets that are officially server processors, but they are great with games. They are, essentially, rebadged i7s. They have turbo and hyperthreading too. Some have integrated graphics, some don't.

They are GREAT buys for people not interested in overclocking. They are usually priced between the i5s and i7s making them a steal.

Here is a great example - http://ark.intel.com/products/75054/
 
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