Does a 4670K outperform a Xeon 1230v3 on all parameters?

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Henrik Jensen DK

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I'm considering getting a Xeon 1230v3 for my next gaming rig.
I don't overclock and don't need the integrated graphics, so that's fine.
I can save around $95 compared to getting a 4770K.

However now I found this link:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/279124?baseline=430928

Can that really be true?
I mean, does a 4670K really outperform a Xeon 1230v3 on all parameters?

I can hardly believe that is the case?

Thanks!
 
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This site that you have seen, is not reliable, because the results are shared by users... this is just a collection of results with too many variables (in fact, if you do a comparison between two identical CPU will have very different results in many situations).
i5-4670K begins to be better in single thread performance when overclocked.
The i7/Xeon will be better in all other cases (they are hyperthreaded and have more L3 cache per core) with a significant boost in multithreading apps/games.
Plus the market is moving in the direction of multiple cores (6/8) so the i7/Xeon with 8 threads is a bit more futureproof.
This does not mean that the i5K is not good, in fact, is a very good CPU especially for gaming rig.
You said that you won't...
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the results in your link seem strange. I have both the 3570k and E3-1230-V2, previous generation I know, but still a reasonable comparison as the V3 improves slightly on the performance over the V2, as does the 4670k over the 3570k.

I found that at just 3.5GHz, the Xeon consistently outperforms the I5 @ 4.4GHz in every benchmark I've run and this has reflected game performance, BF4 utilizing the Xeon much less than the I5. In some cases the Xeon benchmarks better than the I5 at 4.6GHz and is comparable to the I7-3770. Single thread performance is the same as the I5, there's no reason why it shouldn't be, but it gains in multithreaded applications which can use hyperthreading. These are becoming more common as are multithread games.

Of course if you get the I7-xxxxK and overclock, it will be better, but that's why you pay $95 more, to be able to o/c. The Xeon is the same price as the I5-xxxk because it doesn't have a built in GPU, doesn't o/c, but does hyperthread.

Based on its performance and ability to hyperthread, I'm keeping the Xeon and selling the I5.
 
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This site that you have seen, is not reliable, because the results are shared by users... this is just a collection of results with too many variables (in fact, if you do a comparison between two identical CPU will have very different results in many situations).
i5-4670K begins to be better in single thread performance when overclocked.
The i7/Xeon will be better in all other cases (they are hyperthreaded and have more L3 cache per core) with a significant boost in multithreading apps/games.
Plus the market is moving in the direction of multiple cores (6/8) so the i7/Xeon with 8 threads is a bit more futureproof.
This does not mean that the i5K is not good, in fact, is a very good CPU especially for gaming rig.
You said that you won't overclock, then there is no point to take a K series.
In this case I would choose the Xeon hands down, and I would spend the extra money that you can save on the graphics card.
 
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