Xeon vs i5 - 1080p Ultra 60FPS Gaming Build - Which is better?

HEYMATEZ · Feb 21, 2016

Which would be better for gaming? And maybe some light recording? Please leave your opinions below with any suggestions for anything I should swap/add to either of the builds. Thanks, much appreciated!

Xeon Build
Intel Xeon E3 1231 V3 - $369
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX - $75
Sapphire Radeon R9 390 Nitro Tri-X With Backplate 8GB - $499
EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply - $139
Corsair Carbide 88R Micro ATX Mid Tower Case - $75
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 32/64bit Flash Drive - $149
MSI H97 Gaming 3 Motherboard - $175
Kingston HyperX Fury Red 1866Mhz DDR3 - $69
(Mobo, ram and xeon come in a deal; https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=31328&cPath=1491 drops price down to $1478)
TOTAL: $1,478

i5 Build
Intel Core i5 6500 - $305
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX - $75
Sapphire Radeon R9 390 Nitro Tri-X With Backplate 8GB - $499
EVGA SuperNOVA G1 Gold 650W Power Supply - $139
Corsair Carbide 88R Micro ATX Mid Tower Case - $75
Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x8GB) 16GB DDR4 2133MHz - $139
ASUS B150M-A Motherboard - $129
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 32/64bit Flash Drive - $149
TOTAL: $1,510

Johan Kryger Haglert · Feb 21, 2016

The Xeon processor likely is a bit better, the RAM speed doesn't really matter.

In regard of PSU mentioned below:
B2 better quality than G1? Maybe that's the case, I don't know, G have a better efficiency and I would had assumed it was better.
However I would had gotten G2 rather than G1 because G2 is the one which has tested fine, the G1 is a different model. Alternatives to G2 650 would be Corsair RM650x, EVGA P2 650 which doesn't cost much either and the CoolerMaster V650.

As for the HDD 1 TB HDD still give 8 times more space than a 120 GB for the money but neither of a 1 TB HDD or a 120 GB SSD give the most amount of room for the money. If I bought a HDD I would likely had bought one with more room for a cheaper $ / GB ratio but for a new build maybe I would had opted for a 250 GB SSD instead even on a budget but that depends totally if it will hold enough content for your purpose too.

Amazon sold the Sandisk Ultra II 480 GB for a decent price on black friday but that price would be like twice the price of a 1 TB HDD anyway.
Personally I haven't watched reviews of either the B2 or the G1 EVGA but I would had gotten the G2 over the G1 and would be skeptic about the B2 being a better one than the G1 but maybe it is.. But if so just avoid the G1 and get the G2 or P2 instead.

WildCard999 · Feb 21, 2016

While you would probably not notice a difference while gaming the Xeon would be better for video editing/rendering that can utilize the HT. Personally i'd go with the Xeon since it appears that newer games are recommending the i7's in gaming.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt/12446/?p=r
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/fallout-4/12905/?p=r
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/tom-clancys-the-division/13063/?p=r
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/hitman/13085/?p=r

Make sure that you get the 64-bit version of Windows 10, if you only get the 32-bit version it will only read a maximum of 4gb RAM. Whichever build you decide to go with change the PSU to the EVGA B2 750w, its a much better quality unit over the G1 and is $10 cheaper.

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/28100/evga-supernova-750w-b2-power-supply

HEYMATEZ · Feb 21, 2016

Johan Kryger Haglert :

The Xeon processor likely is a bit better, the RAM speed doesn't really matter.

In regard of PSU mentioned below:
B2 better quality than G1? Maybe that's the case, I don't know, G have a better efficiency and I would had assumed it was better.
However I would had gotten G2 rather than G1 because G2 is the one which has tested fine, the G1 is a different model. Alternatives to G2 650 would be Corsair RM650x, EVGA P2 650 which doesn't cost much either and the CoolerMaster V650.

As for the HDD 1 TB HDD still give 8 times more space than a 120 GB for the money but neither of a 1 TB HDD or a 120 GB SSD give the most amount of room for the money. If I bought a HDD I would likely had bought one with more room for a cheaper $ / GB ratio but for a new build maybe I would had opted for a 250 GB SSD instead even on a budget but that depends totally if it will hold enough content for your purpose too.

Amazon sold the Sandisk Ultra II 480 GB for a decent price on black friday but that price would be like twice the price of a 1 TB HDD anyway.
Personally I haven't watched reviews of either the B2 or the G1 EVGA but I would had gotten the G2 over the G1 and would be skeptic about the B2 being a better one than the G1 but maybe it is.. But if so just avoid the G1 and get the G2 or P2 instead.

Thanks for replying. I thought the G1 would be good but I will change it for one of the PSUs you suggested.

HEYMATEZ · Feb 21, 2016

WildCard999 :

While you would probably not notice a difference while gaming the Xeon would be better for video editing/rendering that can utilize the HT. Personally i'd go with the Xeon since it appears that newer games are recommending the i7's in gaming.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt/12446/?p=r
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/fallout-4/12905/?p=r
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/tom-clancys-the-division/13063/?p=r
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/hitman/13085/?p=r

Make sure that you get the 64-bit version of Windows 10, if you only get the 32-bit version it will only read a maximum of 4gb RAM. Whichever build you decide to go with change the PSU to the EVGA B2 750w, its a much better quality unit over the G1 and is $10 cheaper.

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/28100/evga-supernova-750w-b2-power-supply

Thanks for finding the PSU, yes I think I'm going to go with the Xeon.

WildCard999 · Feb 21, 2016

Even though the B2 is a 80+ Bronze and only semi-modular its still an excellent Tier 2 PSU made by Super Flower which is one of the best manufactures of power supplies.

Johan Kryger Haglert · Feb 22, 2016

HEYMATEZ :

Where are the prices from?
PCpartpicker:

$70: Seasonic SSR-650RM
$80: EVGA P2 650 !!!! THIS!!
$90: Corsair RM650x
$100: EVGA G2 650

I think the P2 650 kinda is an obvious choice ..

HEYMATEZ · Feb 22, 2016

Johan Kryger Haglert :

HEYMATEZ :

Where are the prices from?
PCpartpicker:

$70: Seasonic SSR-650RM
$80: EVGA P2 650 !!!! THIS!!
$90: Corsair RM650x
$100: EVGA G2 650
I'm purchasing the parts from PCCaseGear.
I think the P2 650 kinda is an obvious choice ..

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