i5 4690K 4.5GHZ VS XEON E3 1231 V3 STOCK

[donsleeq]

I want to know which of them will perform better in games and most importantly multitasking.. are higher core clocks better than hyperthreading

[Agazed]

Less, faster cores = Gaming

 

More, slower cores = Editing

[Godlygamer23]

Hyper-threading helps out significantly when the task calls for it and is usually desirable over overclocking if you're running tasks that utilize hyper-threading. In regards to games, right now 4 cores is the sweet spot and adding more(including hyper-threaded cores) will likely result in diminishing returns.

[Comessy]

The 4690k would be much better for gaming, don't know about multi tasking though. Depends how much you are multitasking

[Tedster]

There's no guarantee that you'll get the 4.5GHz on the i5.

[Sadistic_Potato]

Xeon is good for a budget video editing/designing CPU, while the i5 is the best gaming CPU.

 

If multitasking/editing is your priority, get the Xeon. If gaming is the priority, get the i5. 

[Majestic]

There's no guarantee that you'll get the 4.5GHz on the i5.

 

This.

 

But speaking hypothetically. 4.5ghz from 3.7ghz is a 22% overclock. That's almost as much as HT would grant you.

[donsleeq]

There's no guarantee that you'll get the 4.5GHz on the i5.

4.5 on 4690 is quiet easy to get.. around 1.3v

[donsleeq]

This.

But speaking hypothetically. 4.5ghz from 3.7ghz is a 22% overclock. That's almost as much as HT would grant you.

Exactly iv thought of that but then what im still not clear on is it the hyperthreading on the xeon will help in multitasking(serious) compared to the i5s powerful cores

[Majestic]

4.5 on 4690 is quiet easy to get.. around 1.3v

 

You can't buy a 4690K, set it to 1.3V and expect it to run 4.5ghz. If you think you can buy an overclock guaranteed, you're not being reasonable.

[donsleeq]

You can't buy a 4690K, set it to 1.3V and expect it to run 4.5ghz. If you think you can buy an overclock guaranteed, you're not being reasonable.

Okay okay.. then i just want to know if buying that xeon will help my multitasking better than the i5 assuming it was runjing at 4.5ghz

[Majestic]

Okay okay.. then i just want to know if buying that xeon will help my multitasking better than the i5 assuming it was runjing at 4.5ghz

 

I already answered that question.

[flipped_bit]

You can't buy a 4690K, set it to 1.3V and expect it to run 4.5ghz. If you think you can buy an overclock guaranteed, you're not being reasonable.

 

While it's true that there's no guarantee of overclocking a chip to 4.5GHz, isn't that a pretty low bar for the Devil's Canyon considering it turbos at 3.9GHz already?  I haven't read of a single 4690K that can't reach 4.5GHz on 1.3V or less.  Its predecessor - the 4670K - was more hit and miss, but the 4690K line is a much more consistent overclocker due to TIM and other improvements.  From what I've read gains start to get more problematic in the 4.7GHz range and up where the silicon lottery factor comes into play.

[donsleeq]

While it's true that there's no guarantee of overclocking a chip to 4.5GHz, isn't that a pretty low bar for the Devil's Canyon considering it turbos at 3.9GHz already? I haven't read of a single 4690K that can't reach 4.5GHz on 1.3V or less. Its predecessor - the 4670K - was more hit and miss, but the 4690K line is a much more consistent overclocker due to TIM and other improvements. From what I've read gains start to get more problematic in the 4.7GHz range and up where the silicon lottery factor comes into play.

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