intel xeon e3-1230v3 vs 4770k

[hayate adil]

Since I am going to buy a CPU for the LGA 1150 socket, I am doing some research and people are most likely screaming at me not to buy an 4770k; I should go with the intel xeon e3-1230v3.

 

What is that processor ?

 

What  are its benefits ?

 

Are workstation-grade components in a consumer-grade Motherboard not somehow "dangerous ?"

 

Huge thx,

 

Hayat

 

[DoubleY]

Only real difference is no overclocking (I think)

And no on-board graphics

[SAV1OUR]

their the same thing just without the on board graphics and over clocking and the lower price point for the xeon 

[WoodenMarker]

Not dangerous. The Xeon uses the same chip as the 4770k except it can't oc, has a few more virtualization features, and are tested to run stable 24/7/366. The e3-1230 v3 also doesn't have an iGPU.

[BallisticPeanut]

I'm using the version 2 of that processor (ivy bridge) on a consumer board and I'm having no issues what so ever.

[TheActualFunkMan]

The only difference is that the Xeon cant be OC'd, nor has it onboard graphics. 

[Bonn]

Howdy.

I personally would go with the Xeon for my usage, but yours may differ.

The 4770K is a quad core with hyper threading, and as quite a few options enabled on the chip like VT-X which are features used in virtualisation. The chip is also over-clockable which allows for a little more future proofing.

The Xeon 1230v3 is more of a workstation and server chip, and has everything enabled BUT over-clocking, you get all VT- options and also the ability to use ECC ram for critical applications. You also have slightly lower power consumption at the loss of ~200Mhz. It also doesn't have the Intel HD graphics, so you need either need a video gard or server motherboard with a 12MB VRAM gpu for video output.

If you're multi-tasking or running virtual machines, get the Xeon, if you're just gaming I'd get the 4570K.

[brob]

Some Xeon do have on-board graphics. Examples being the E3-1225 V3 (4 core/4 threads) and E3-1245 V3 (4 core/8 threads).

[Faa]

Maybe you should tell us for what you need it? For gaming its still a pointless CPU, better off with a 4670k

[Analog]

They are exactly the same chip underneath. The only difference is that the Xeon chip has it's overclocking capabilities completely locked and unavailable, since it is a workstation processor designed for stability. The 4770K can be overclocked, but you will need a Z87 chipset motherboard to do that. The Xeon also lacks the integrated Intel graphics processors.