Xeon e3-1220v3 vs i5-4670k

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Hello everyone, may I ask you one question.


With the xeon path it will cost roughly 345 dolars.
xeon:250 dolars (GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H)
mobo:94 dolars
box cpu cooler:0


4670k: 482 dolars
i5: 286 dolars
mobo: 160 dolars (Msi g45)
cpu cooler: 33 dolars (Gelid tranquilo rev.2)

So my question is: How much clock would I be able to get with the i5 ? And how much with xeon if any ?
Would be the clock difference worth it in gaming and occasional recording and rendering ?
 
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With the i5 you can get a 4.63 GHz clock speed compared with the Xeons 3.1Ghz overclock (water cooling)
If your going to overclock. You'd be better suited with the i5.

Here are the reasons to consider the i5 :

Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz Around 10% higher turbo clock speed
Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.54 GHz vs 3.46 GHz More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,244 vs 1,935 More than 15% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better geekbench (64-bit) score 12,699 vs 9,866 Around 30% better geekbench (64-bit) score
Better PassMark score 7,810 vs 6,234 More than 25% better PassMark score
Marginally newer Apr, 2013 vs Apr, 2011 Release date over 2 years later
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.63 GHz vs 3.1 GHz Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Reasons to consider the Xeon :

Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Slightly more l3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core Around 35% more l3 cache per core
 
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Well I can use cpuboss.com too
 
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I would go for the i5 in that case as it can be overclocked. Most of the time when I see people wanting xeons on lga 1150 boards they are looking for something like E3-1230 v3, which is like an i7 that can't be overclocked (basically it has hyperthreading). But that particular xeon that you wrote has no hyperthreading so it loses out on the key reason why many go for xeon over i5. Unless you are going for a more stable processor or ecc ram (which i believe needs the right board) it just doesnt make as much sense to get that particular xeon unless price is a big issue

In terms of clock speed I don't think .3 ghz maximum (at stock settings) will make much of a difference (maybe slight but not by much)
 
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Well i5 has 4 cores, the xeon 1220v3 has 4 cores too, I want 4 cores, not 8 hyperthreads...
If i wanted the 1230v3 then i would put it against i7

My question was if that clock matter much in gaming or not. But it seems like nobody out here is capable of reading 6 sentences.
 
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i5 has built in GPU Xeon doesn't.
i5 can be overclocked (unlocked) Xeon cant.

Xeons are generally server CPU's because they have no GPU and would probably better for heavy RAM applications, like huge renders and big video edits.
 
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Xeons are great for everything and are not just for server use. That particular Xeon is not a good deal because the i5 4570 is better AND cheaper. There is absolutely no advantage to getting the e3-1220v3 over the i5 4570.

You see people pushing the e3-1230v3 because it IS a good deal and you can save a lot of money over the i7 4770.

If the e3-1220v3 was 20-25% cheaper than the i5 4570, I would be recommending it every day, but it's not.
 
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yes, but for those reasons its popular in servers. You don't see many i5's in servers I don't think
 
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You do realise you're not entitled to receive help? Don't be an asshat. Unfortunately it's not possible to predict the silicon lottery and the voltages/temps you'll get, nor the temperature of the region you live in, or the airflow of your case and how many fans you have, or how shoddy the TIM is in the chip you receive, or the performance of the CPU fan with that particular CPU.

Gaming is also quite a wide arena.
 
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i5 4570 - 3.2ghz base clock, 3.6ghz turbo - $189.98
e3-1220v3 - 3.1ghz base clock, 3.5ghz turbo - $203.98


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZWy4
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $189.98

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1VROe
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($203.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $203.98



The Xeon may be cheaper than the overpriced 4670k, but I have been comparing it to the 4570 the whole time.
 
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To try to answer your original question, the Xeon cannot be overclocked so you would be looking at 3.5ghz max. The 4670k can be overclocked to around 4.4ghz on average and you may or may not get that high with that cooler. I don't know.

If you're comparing performance between the two assuming ALL of the other parts are the same, the 4670k would be a good bit better in rendering, and a little better in gaming, however, it is NOT worth the extra cost in my opinion. The money saved by NOT overclocking could be better spent on a better video card and that would make more of an impact on overall performance.
 
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