Intel Xeon vs Core i5! 850$ Build

[MiniGamerYT]

So what is best in this build?

GTX960 Asus Strix 4GB

MSI H97-E33

i5 4590

or

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Im worried the Xeon wont perform well in games as it is a "workstaion CPU"

Thanks!

[Tedster]

So what is best in this build?

GTX960 Asus Strix 4GB

MSI H97-E33

i5 4590

or

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Im worried the Xeon wont perform well in games as it is a "workstaion CPU"

Thanks!

What are you wanting to do with this build?

 

If this is for gaming:

Depending on your budget I'd spend more on a graphics card and go with something like a core i3.

[samcool55]

Xeon's perform exacly the same as i5-i7.

Only difference is Xeon's have gone through more testing, but that's it.

[MiniGamerYT]

What are you wanting to do with this build?

 

Depending on your budget I'd spend more on a graphics card and go with something like a core i3.

Ok! Also does the H97 board work with the Xeon?

[SuperCactus]

Keep in mind that Xeons also can't overclock, making them less suitable for gaming. In addition, they're not really made for games, as they generally use more slow cores, unlike games which like few fast cores.

apparently linus overclocked his xeons

[samcool55]

Keep in mind that Xeons also can't overclock, making them less suitable for gaming. In addition, they're not really made for games, as they generally use more slow cores, unlike games which like few fast cores.

He suggested 4590 so no OC'ing that either.

And it all depends what's he going to do exacly, and tbh games are getting very good in using multiple cores.

[SteveGrabowski0]

Keep in mind that Xeons also can't overclock, making them less suitable for gaming. In addition, they're not really made for games, as they generally use more slow cores, unlike games which like few fast cores.

 

Xeon E3 series CPUs are basically Core i7s, though the lowest end E3-1220v3 and E3-1225v3 are like i5 with 2MB more L3 cache.

[SteveGrabowski0]

So what is best in this build?

GTX960 Asus Strix 4GB

MSI H97-E33

i5 4590

or

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Im worried the Xeon wont perform well in games as it is a "workstaion CPU"

Thanks!

 

Get the i5, drop to 8GB RAM, and take the $100 saved from CPU and RAM to put towards a GTX 970.

[MiniGamerYT]

from 16 to 8 drops 40 quid , and the xeon is 3 quid cheaper than the i5 , cri evri tiem ;(