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i5 4440 vs xeon e3 1231v1

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  • Intel i5
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  • Xeon
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September 25, 2014 6:14:32 AM

what cpu should i chose 4 gaming

More about : 4440 xeon 1231v1

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September 25, 2014 6:17:25 AM

They are different platform and for gaming I would go with the newer I5 4440.
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September 25, 2014 6:45:16 AM

how many% xeon e3 1231v3 better than i5 4440
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September 25, 2014 9:21:06 AM

The i5 is fine for just straight up gaming. The 1231v3 is better if you need the multitasking capability.
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September 25, 2014 12:34:48 PM

the i5 is fine, it's still really strong per core. the xeon is just an i7 without integrated graphics. If you need to save money you could game on low settings using the hd4600 graphics of the i5 till you can afford a better gpu. That's what I did with my i5
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September 26, 2014 2:17:26 AM

i attend to buy gtx 980 will i5 4440 will botteneck it
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September 26, 2014 2:26:14 AM

No it will not bottleneck.
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September 26, 2014 2:27:34 AM

is 650w psu is enough 4 zotac gtx 980 extreme
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September 26, 2014 3:39:53 AM

There is no such thing as an E3-1231V1.

Assuming you mean E3-1231V3, the Xeon is stronger for any compute workload than the i5-4440, as both chips run the same architecture with 4 cores, but the Xeon has higher clock speeds AND hyper-threading enabled, thus, better performance in any workload that is lightly threaded, heavily threaded, or anywhere in-between. The primary advantage of the Xeon will show up in more parallel workloads (not common in gaming). The advantage in gaming will usually be limited to the proportion of clock speed advantage that the Xeon has over the 4440. The 1231V3 offers up to ~50% higher execution throughput than the 4440 in workloads that scale into many-threads with minimal scaling penalties. In less heavily threaded workloads like gaming, expect the Xeon to offer about a ~15% advantage from higher clocks.

Considering recent pricing, the i5-4690 for $188@amazon (not sure if still available) is a better value (at that price) for gaming than either the E3 or the 4440.

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Every CPU and GPU combination will encounter bottle-necking on one or the other depending on the conditions of the workloads presented. There is no such thing as a "bottleneck free" option in computing. You WILL bottleneck, period. Whether that bottleneck occurs on the CPU, the GPU, or the monitor refresh (v-sync), will depend on the games you are playing, the conditions in the games you are playing, and the resolution and detail settings of the games you are playing. NO CPU made today offers enough compute performance to absolutely eliminate CPU bottle-necking in all existing games and conditions.

Now: Remove the idea from your head that there is anything "wrong" with a bottleneck. The thing you should be far more concerned about, is NOT bottle-necking on anything, as that would be a sign of either a major software problem, or the beginning of the end of the universe as we know it. You will have bottlenecks, and that is OKAY!

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A well made 650W PSU is enough to run TWO GTX980's, AND an overclocked Intel CPU!!!

Unfortunately, there are some 650W PSUs that wouldn't be good for more than 500W continuous power delivery, and other that can do 700W+ without a hiccup, so the answer does depend a bit on which specific PSU you are talking about.
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September 26, 2014 6:00:18 AM

i have a cooler master gxii 650w
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September 26, 2014 6:37:14 AM

Bennet John said:
i have a cooler master gxii 650w


It will handle single card setup just fine.
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