Why not Xeon's? Help!

[Zerk]

Hay Friends!

Hay I was looking at some Benchmarks and saw some Xeon CPU's scoring pretty good.

What is the deal? can I get a Xeon for my 790i Ultra and have it work the same as,Say a Q9650

Will it work with all my games and Maya and well Work the same as a normal CPU? like the Q6600 or Q9650?

Thanks! guy's!

 

[o1die]

True xeons are socket 771, and won't work on socket 775 boards. They usually require ecc registered ddr2 memory.

 

[Zerk]

So what are the 775 Socket Xeons? Fake?

I see the Xeon X3360 gets a higher score then the Q9650 at lower clock rates?

why is that if they say that the X3360 is a Q9550?

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

I'm pretty sure that Xeons can't overclock and do not like extra voltage at all.

 

[o1die]

The 3360 is a 775 xeon, and some do overclock well. Just pointing out the differences, so you don't get the wrong one for your board. I always think of servers when referring to xeons.

 

[Zerk]

Thanks Guy's! if I do get one I guess I'll just get the Q9650.


Thanks vary much friends!

 

[spathotan]

The LGA 775 Xeons are the same as their Q9xxx counterparts except they require lower voltage. More often than not, the Xeon chips can overclock better with less voltage due to being made with higher quality silicon. Its not a 100% guarantee though. Personally I think the Xeon's are worth the extra money.

 

[Zerk]

Thank you!

 

[Zerk]

Actually,the Q9650 scores higher in an OC test at lower speeds.

The Xeon is faster at lower speeds at Stock, but the Q9650 is faster at lower speeds OC'ed?

How does that make sense?


http://www.cpubenchmark.net/overclocked_cpus.html

 

[cjl]

I wouldn't make too much of that chart - the Xeons have exactly the same architecture as the Core 2s, so at the same speed with the same cache, they should be basically the same performance. I'd go with the xeon if possible, and if the additional cost isn't too much (though the 9650 is an EXCELLENT cpu, no doubt)

 

[spathotan]

The X3370 (Xeon version of the Q9650) is only $5 more. In other words, buy the Xeon. I will be buying this next week. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117173