Now, I want to choose the best CPU for gaming, UE4, 3DS Max and maybe Adobe premiere or After Effect. I know most games don't differ that much whether you choose celeron or i7, but I'm sure that in the future, games will make use of multi-threaded processors, am I right? So what is the best CPU for both, gaming and the stuff I mentioned earlier?
Intel Xeon 1230V3 vs the i5-4690k
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Karsten75
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If you have a discrete GPU, then the Xeon E3 1231 V3 or Xeon E3 1241 V3 offers a cheaper i7-4790 like performance without integrated graphics for a lower price than the comparable i7.
The i7-4790K has a 400 Mhz advantage over any other processor which can even increase by overclocking. Note, however that the overclocking headroom on these babies aren't as generous as on previous generation i7s.
Edit to fix typo in CPU numbering scheme and add a caveat.
The i7-4790K has a 400 Mhz advantage over any other processor which can even increase by overclocking. Note, however that the overclocking headroom on these babies aren't as generous as on previous generation i7s.
Edit to fix typo in CPU numbering scheme and add a caveat.
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For gaming and video editing, i would get an i7 4790k, due to extreme overclocking potential.
And, yeah, "i7 4690k" does not exist (yet). There is i5 4690k, which is essentially, i7 4790k without hyperthreading. So, im my opinion, get yourself a 4790k, overclock both CPU and GPU (if you are buying a gaming PC, GPU is most important factor, so I recon, based on your CPU choice, you will be buying something like GTX 770/780 or 970/980 or something from that range)
Conclusion - most universal CPU is i7 4790k(of course, with some high end discrete GPU)
And, yeah, "i7 4690k" does not exist (yet). There is i5 4690k, which is essentially, i7 4790k without hyperthreading. So, im my opinion, get yourself a 4790k, overclock both CPU and GPU (if you are buying a gaming PC, GPU is most important factor, so I recon, based on your CPU choice, you will be buying something like GTX 770/780 or 970/980 or something from that range)
Conclusion - most universal CPU is i7 4790k(of course, with some high end discrete GPU)
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NightAntilli, games do benefit from extra cores, but up to 4. After that, you will se just minor improvements.
Games have most benefit from FAST(high clock) cores more than number of cores.
In rendering, it is the different story. Yes you do benefit from more cores more than you benefit from faster cores. i7 4790k is rendering beast, due to its 8 threads, and its single core performance. If you combine it with a good GPU, you will be rendering real-time with enabled CUDA (if you use NVIDIA GPU) or OpenGL (if you use AMD GPU).
In my opinion - 4790k + high end GPU = gaming&rendering beast.
Overall, they are similar on paper, but when you OC i7, you will see HUGE performance jump.
4790k and E3-1230 v3 have same number of cores, but i7 is overclockable and it has higher stock clock(better performance even without OC)
Games have most benefit from FAST(high clock) cores more than number of cores.
In rendering, it is the different story. Yes you do benefit from more cores more than you benefit from faster cores. i7 4790k is rendering beast, due to its 8 threads, and its single core performance. If you combine it with a good GPU, you will be rendering real-time with enabled CUDA (if you use NVIDIA GPU) or OpenGL (if you use AMD GPU).
In my opinion - 4790k + high end GPU = gaming&rendering beast.
Overall, they are similar on paper, but when you OC i7, you will see HUGE performance jump.
4790k and E3-1230 v3 have same number of cores, but i7 is overclockable and it has higher stock clock(better performance even without OC)
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The 4790k is your best choice performance wise over the 1231 or 1241, will cost a bit more but worth it. Best clock on all 4 cores in 1231 is only 3.6GHz, 1241 is 3.7GHZ, the 4790k will get you to 4.4GHZ, bump it up with a bit of OC and you will feel the difference over the Xeons in both gaming and rendering.
CPUs actually do make a difference in gaming today, you say their is not much difference between celeron or i7, perhaps not so true. Just an example, new game Dying Light with new engine Chrome 6......
FPS (minimum/average) using a GTX 980:
FX-9590 - 26/40, FX-6300 - 27/40, FX-4170 - 29/43, i3-3220 - 39/59 and i5-4690k - 53/67
Just for your reference...
CPUs actually do make a difference in gaming today, you say their is not much difference between celeron or i7, perhaps not so true. Just an example, new game Dying Light with new engine Chrome 6......
FPS (minimum/average) using a GTX 980:
FX-9590 - 26/40, FX-6300 - 27/40, FX-4170 - 29/43, i3-3220 - 39/59 and i5-4690k - 53/67
Just for your reference...
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The Xeon single core performance is similar... It's basically an i7 without the integrated GPU, for a cheaper price. If you have a graphics card, the Xeon is a better choice than the i7 and the i5.
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