Xeon E3-1220V3 VS. i5 4590

Rybo · Sep 15, 2014

Hello all! I have an important question, and after doing some research it seems the Xeon and i5 perform fairly close, but I'm still unsure what processor to consider.

leeb2013 · Sep 15, 2014

Xeon is significantly more powerful and beats my I5 @ 4.4ghz in anything that uses > 4 threads which is most recent AAA games and many apps such as video converters, files compression etc. It also runs very cools and uses less power

i7Baby · Sep 16, 2014

The i5 will do most things better - http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E3-1220-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4570 - but if you want to do video editing, the Xeon is better

Rybo · Sep 16, 2014

i7Baby :

I occasionally will do video editing once and every great while. Not always, I will soon be running photoshop and such programs, for school related activities. Thats why I'm still asking, I was originally planning to go for an i5 4690k, but I feel the xeon may not be much worse, for quite a lot less as I can get a less expensive motherboard for it as well.

i7Baby · Sep 16, 2014

If you also do editing, then I'd recommend the Xeon.

k1114 · Sep 16, 2014

If you are going for the best value, you go with the 1230v3 or 1231v3. But for the 1220v3, the i5 is better at everything. I think leeb confused it with the e3 1230v3 but it's still not cooler and less power. Both are the same architecture, both quad core without ht but the i5 is higher clocked. It's a negligible difference but it is. If they are getting mid end components like this, they're not pro and might benefit from using quicksync. Could you guys explain yourselves?

Rybo · Sep 16, 2014

So would the E3 1230V3 be a much larger increase in performance over the E3 1220v3? It's only a 50$ increase in price, I can always wait a bit longer to get it if I must.

i7Baby · Sep 16, 2014

Your a CPU's expert. How would you work that out?

i7Baby · Sep 16, 2014

The 1230 has hyperthreading, so it'd be worth the extra $ - http://processors.findthebest.com/compare/1057-1060/Intel-1230v3-vs-Intel-Xeon-E3-1220-v3

k1114 · Sep 16, 2014

The 1230v3 has ht which makes it like an i7. It's roughly 20% better performance than the i5 in multithreaded workloads.

Rybo · Sep 16, 2014

i7Baby :

I know very very little about xeon, hence why I made a thread. I also didn't notice the 1230 had ht. I'm not much of an expert, you get the badge after a simple 5 answers.

Thanks for the info though, I will go for the xeon 1230v3, thanks.

Skylyne · Sep 16, 2014

If you need hyper-threading, the E3-1230/1231 V3 are fine choices. If you don't need hyper-threading, then the 1220 is good enough if you don't plan on OC'ing. It really comes down to what you're doing.

With video editing, HT is worth spending the money for. With gaming, you really won't notice too much difference from a non-HT core, unless you're playing some of the few games that support it. I'm sure it will become supported over time; but right now, it's something that is fairly useless for gaming. Here's an overclock.net thread that actually put some gaming benchmarks on HT and non-HT CPUs. It is a fairly dated example, but it does help deliver a point.

Rybo · Sep 16, 2014

Skylyne :

Thanks for the info, I really do appreciate that, although I do think the Hyperthreading will come in handy in my uses. I will be doing lots of gaming, really the main purpose, but for the times I will use photoshop and what not, I'll just spend the extra 50$!

Skylyne · Sep 16, 2014

Sure thing. Personally, I'm going the 1231 route, and that's because I'll be doing plenty of video and audio work. I won't be gaming as much, but hopefully hyper-threading will become supported in future games; that way, my investment pays off double

leeb2013 · Sep 16, 2014

sorry yes, I was thinking of the 1230 and regarding power and temps, as it's not overclocked, it runs pretty cool compared to how my I5 ran at 4.4GHz, but still seems to run better in multi-threaded apps/games.

Rybo · Sep 16, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII M4 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.80 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B85M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $59.99)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $50.00)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $130.00)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $20.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) (Purchased For $18.00)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (Purchased For $125.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (Purchased For $25.00)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard (Purchased For $65.00)
Mouse: SteelSeries Rival Wired Optical Mouse (Purchased For $51.99)
Headphones: SteelSeries Siberia v2 Headset (Purchased For $69.00)
Other: 24 inch LED Display (Purchased For $140.00)
Total: $1252.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-16 12:21 EDT-0400

If anybody is still around, this checks out to be well? It seems it would go well by my standards, the motherboard is iffy, may change it, looking at a few gigabyte boards, but not sure, so don't worry about the motherboard much.

Skylyne · Sep 16, 2014

It isn't a bad build at all. For the MoBo, not my first choice, as I prefer having a Z series for the potential future upgrades. I would also hold back on all the extra fans, unless you aren't really concerned about noise. I'd just add them as needed, honestly. That's one of the things I'd buy as needed at the local store. If I think I need at least one more, I'd buy the max I can fit, and throw them in one at a time until I figured out the best configuration. Then I'd take back what I didn't need. It's more of a hassle, but I'm kind of a perfectionist with this crap. I'd have to look into the Builder series PSU, but that is something I would be wary of. I just don't trust cheap PSUs very easy. You're spending a grand on a computer, and powering it with a $20 bill... it seems a little ludicrous to me hahaha.

Outside of that, it's a nice build. My points are really just personal preferences, though.

DubbleClick · Sep 16, 2014

i7Baby :

You're a CPUs Master and yet compare the xeon e3-1220 with an i5 4570.
The xeon e3-1220 is socket 1155 and from 2011, the i5 4570 is socket 1150 and from 2013.

If you compared the adequate xeon (e3-1220v3), the results would differ.
You just can't even find it on cpuboss.com

Not to mention, cpuboss is a quite unreliable site for benchmarks and only good for a quick spec comparison.

Also, the xeon won't be better for video editing. It is basically an exact version of the i5 with a 200mhz lower clockspeed and no iGPU. It doesn't have hyper threading.

Rybo · Sep 16, 2014

Skylyne :

The psu is already on the to replace list, I'm still doing research so the one on there won't be there long

. I worry about it shooting my system right now. As for the fans, I put those there to remember about them, as I'd rather get the new hardware before the flare. As for the build it's going to be red+black and the corsair fans on the air 240, don't fit my color hopes

. I've always had a boring black case with some led fans in the front, and I want to do the full blown red sleeved cable extensions and what not just to say I have it xD.

Rybo · Sep 16, 2014

DubbleClick :

Thanks for that info, the only difference I noticed between the 2 was the slower clock speed and the 2mb difference in cache, that's why I made this thread as I was unsure which to get, but rather glad to know I can get the much better e3 1230v3 for only 50$ more.

Skylyne · Sep 16, 2014

Rybo :

Sounds good. And hey, when you spend this kind of money, might as well go all out for looks.

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