Using a xeon for Gaming?

rudi95 · May 25, 2015

Ok so im busy studying product design at uni and some of the software we use (Keyshot5) for rendering is pretty damn cpu intensive and with that in mind i want to upgrade from my i5 3450,
i was thinking of getting something like a Xeon E3-1240, mainly because they are going for super cheap and they have hyperthreading....now how would that work for gaming?

Many Thanks
(i am perfectly aware that they cant be overclocked but thats fine by me)

Aspiring techie · May 25, 2015

A Xeon won't be an improvement over an i5 in terms of gaming. Most games don't use more than 4 threads.

rudi95 · May 25, 2015

well like said im more looking for a performance increase for rendering...but i will be gaming with this system so would need to know if it would work

this would be paired with an r9 290 btw

Aspiring techie · May 25, 2015

It will game pretty much like the i5. If there's a difference it's only by 1-2 fps.
As for rendering, it will be much better. It can handle double the threads of the i5.

bignastyid · May 25, 2015

Gaming wise the Xeon will do slightly better since it has a higher clock speed.

turbopiki · May 25, 2015

Get XEON E3 1231 v3 it will work great. Xeon in game performance is something between i7 4770 and i7 4790. So a bit better than i5 search for some benchamrsk and look how i7 4770/90 performs

DeathRabit · May 25, 2015

Xenon can be OC via BLCK but this OC is limited, can give 4-6% boost.

edwd2 · May 25, 2015

The 1230 v2 is a popular choice for all around rigs, it peaks at 200MHz faster than your 3450 in all scenarios. The 1240 is an older SNB-WS part, you might be looking for the 1240 v2 which is about $20 more expensive than the 1230 v2 (should be ~$210 tray these days) for an extra 100MHz. You'll be looking at an ~34.9% improvement going by Cinebench R11.5, from an i5-3450 to E3-1230 v2, which I think is worth the extra cost if you can sell your 3450 for a good price.

edwd2 · May 25, 2015

DeathRabit :

Actually, the fastest I've seen is an 113MHz BCLK overclock on the E3-1230 v2 on a Z77 board. Most of them can achieve around 105-108MHz.

filippi · May 25, 2015

imho you should look for i7-3770K bargains too.
A i7-3770K OC'd to 4.5GHz will give you great Keyshot5 performance.

rudi95 · May 25, 2015

filippi :

I have looked at 3770k and well i7's in general but they are just so damn expensive ...might save up for a little bit and maybe bite the bullet on one

filippi · May 25, 2015

rudi95 :

Its up to you mate. Xeon E3-1240 will be indeed a great upgrade for Keyshot5.
But a highly oced i7-3770K will be great for both Keyshot5 and games.

Good luck

bignastyid · May 25, 2015

Filippi- it depends on his motherboard. Where he currently has a locked cpu it's very likely he has a non-overclocking motherboard. If that's the case an unlocked i7 doesn't make sense without upgrading the motherboard and at that point he might aswell look at socket 1150 or the upcoming socket 1151.

filippi · May 25, 2015

bignastyid :

That's a good point indeed.

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