Xeon E3-1231v3 vs i7-4770/90

[Ytyoussef]

Hello everyone,
Well I have something to discuss today. I always feel like the core i CPUs overshadow the xeon CPUs, which from what I've seen are just as good, but don't have an iGPU, which most people using discrete graphics cards won't need anyway. The Xeons are quite a bit cheaper too, for instance there's the E3-1231v3 that's comparable to the i7-4770/90, and there's more than a 60$ difference between the two CPUs. I really feel that if someone isn't overclocking and wants a CPU with hyperthreading, then the Xeon is the better option.
So I would like to know what everyone thinks of this.

 

[ak47jar3d]

If you don't want to overclock E3 is a better buy. Huge clock speeds are mostly for gaming enthusiast anyways.

 

[Ytyoussef]

I'd think so too, but the Xeons aren't very popular, and I'm really wondering why?

 

[ak47jar3d]

I'd think so too, but the Xeons aren't very popular, and I'm really wondering why?

Well usually XEON is associate with huge price tags so that probably why its not even considered.

 

[junkeymonkey]

XEON is associate with huge price tags ????

http://ark.intel.com/compare/75054,75047,75122

 

[ak47jar3d]

XEON is associate with huge price tags ????

http://ark.intel.com/compare/75054,75047,75122

Yeah.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116925&cm_re=Xeon-_-19-116-925-_-Product

 

[junkeymonkey]

lets get real with what he wants not corporate high end servers

i7 $330 i5 $220 haswell xeon like he would want for his desk top $240

 

[Ytyoussef]

It's not something that I'm getting, this is just a general discussion as to why the Xeons are almost never considered.

 

[junkeymonkey]

'' I really feel that if someone isn't overclocking and wants a CPU with hyperthreading, then the Xeon is the better option.''

that statement pretty well sums it all up

 

[junkeymonkey]

''It's not something that I'm getting, this is just a general discussion as to why the Xeons are almost never considered. ''

was just setting the parameter on this -- sorry

 

[logainofhades]

It's not something that I'm getting, this is just a general discussion as to why the Xeons are almost never considered.

They are recommended by people here on a regular basis. I have been recommending them for months. Buying a locked i7 4770 is foolish, when a 1231v3 will perform exactly the same. Even before the 1231v3, the 1230v3 was often recommended, as the 100mhz difference wasn't worth $50 price difference.

 

[Ytyoussef]

It's not something that I'm getting, this is just a general discussion as to why the Xeons are almost never considered.

They are recommended by people here on a regular basis. I have been recommending them for months. Buying a locked i7 4770 is foolish, when a 1231v3 will perform exactly the same. Even before the 1231v3, the 1230v3 was often recommended, as the 100mhz difference wasn't worth $50 price difference.

That's good to know, as I hadn't seen those recommendations.

 

[junkeymonkey]

for me it was I never did intel 15 years of amd builds and went intel for my first time and wish someone would have pointed me towards the xeon --did not think to look there way until after the fact and now think I would of preferred it over the i5 I got in here now , but as they say i'll know better next time..
not to say this i5 is hurting me in any way but the xeon did seem to offer more for the money for my needs ..

 

[logainofhades]

Only reason I do not have one is I needed something same day and Microcenter's combo deals were impossible to pass up. I used to run a Xeon X3210 back in the core 2 days.

 

[JOOK-D]

I do own a Xeon 1230v3. Couldn't be happier for the price.

Someone probably mentioned it earlier in this thread (skim-read it) but it's generally their association with servers/workstations that causes people to shy away from them. Clever marketing on intel's part, they can make more money from an almost identical core i series chip. That's apparent on these very forums, people often don't like having Xeons recommended to them.

 

[junkeymonkey]

I was in a pinch on this intel and should of knowen to look but did not I used Opteron with amd

first intel + in hurry = missed out