Hi all. I am just curious since these 2 CPU's are roughly about a $10 difference. Which would you choose if you only had these 2 cpu's as a choice?
Intel i5-4670k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
or Xeon E3-1230 V3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116906
Can you tell me what differences there are between the Xeon and i5 or i7? What makes the i5 or i7 better for gaming if over clocking was not an option for any of them? How are they better optimized for gaming use? Can you give specifics? I haven't really looked at any charts comparing the i5 or i7 to the Xeon when running games. I am sure there are some out there but it wouldn't surprise me if the Xeon is next to them in performance.
I can only go for either an i5 or the Xeon which again is only a $10 difference. With the Xeon, it at least has HyperThreading, which is important for me since I am going to be using recording programs such as Fraps to record while being in games which should help with that. Xeons are also built to last a long time or produce less heat as well?
Others on this same forum say the Xeon is like getting a stock or locked i7 (being a few hundred MHz slower) for an i5 price. This would actually change if I make use of the Turbo Boost feature of the Xeon making it go to 3.7ghz. I am not into over clocking a cpu too much (if you consider Turbo Boost to be over clocking), so one that can go up to 3.7ghz is fine with me and you are not paying extra for "integrated graphics" which gets disabled once you use a dedicated graphics card.
I am just making these same points that others have, so.. I am still open to your all's ideas or thoughts if you really think an i5 is better for gaming, but would you get the Xeon because of hyperthreading or what would be your reasons of your choice? How is the i5 better made for gaming? Would there even be much of a difference? The Xeon would probably help more with games in the future as well correct?
Thanks for your thoughts or understanding of these cpu's and if you can provide some charts showing how the Xeon compares to the i5 or i7, that would be cool too!
Intel i5-4670k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
or Xeon E3-1230 V3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116906
Can you tell me what differences there are between the Xeon and i5 or i7? What makes the i5 or i7 better for gaming if over clocking was not an option for any of them? How are they better optimized for gaming use? Can you give specifics? I haven't really looked at any charts comparing the i5 or i7 to the Xeon when running games. I am sure there are some out there but it wouldn't surprise me if the Xeon is next to them in performance.
I can only go for either an i5 or the Xeon which again is only a $10 difference. With the Xeon, it at least has HyperThreading, which is important for me since I am going to be using recording programs such as Fraps to record while being in games which should help with that. Xeons are also built to last a long time or produce less heat as well?
Others on this same forum say the Xeon is like getting a stock or locked i7 (being a few hundred MHz slower) for an i5 price. This would actually change if I make use of the Turbo Boost feature of the Xeon making it go to 3.7ghz. I am not into over clocking a cpu too much (if you consider Turbo Boost to be over clocking), so one that can go up to 3.7ghz is fine with me and you are not paying extra for "integrated graphics" which gets disabled once you use a dedicated graphics card.
I am just making these same points that others have, so.. I am still open to your all's ideas or thoughts if you really think an i5 is better for gaming, but would you get the Xeon because of hyperthreading or what would be your reasons of your choice? How is the i5 better made for gaming? Would there even be much of a difference? The Xeon would probably help more with games in the future as well correct?
Thanks for your thoughts or understanding of these cpu's and if you can provide some charts showing how the Xeon compares to the i5 or i7, that would be cool too!