Xeon vs i5

[thefryguy]

I'm looking to build a pc and I'm wondering if getting a Xeon E3-1231 would be better for gaming than a i5 4690k? As It does have hyperthreading and is only £20 more expensive?

[79wjd]

It may prove useful...it may not. 

 

No one really knows whether more cores or faster cores will be more useful as time goes on. But DX12 is supposed to leverage multiple cores better -- but then there is still the issue of how games will still likely have a primary thread. 

[Enderman]

it will perform better in stuff like streaming, multitasking, rendering, editing, etc...

it wont perform as well in games though, but only by a couple fps, and you cant overclock it easily

 

IMO its worth it for $20 if you cant afford an i7

[ZetZet]

Actually it's cheaper, because you don't buy z97 mobos with xeons and you don't need any additional cooling on it.

For gaming i5 is faster when overclocked.
For productivity Xeon would be faster in some applications. 

[Johntheawesomeguy]

you would want the i5 because server grade locked down and the i5 is much more over clockable

[Darkman]

Like 3 games use a thread from hyperthreading. Not worth it as you'd see pretty much IDENTICAL results gaming. A Xeon is better for like video editing, photo editing, and a lot heavier work loads. While the i5 is perfectly fine with video editing here and there without many issues.

[MikeTz]

If you are going to OC then obviously the i5 but if you are not intending to OC then get the 1231...

[Starelementpoke]

Depends if the guy wants to overclock or not

[Prastupok]

I'm looking to build a pc and I'm wondering if getting a Xeon E3-1231 would be better for gaming than a i5 4690k? As It does have hyperthreading and is only £20 more expensive?

 

To condense what people said... you CAN overclock Xeon, but it's not something you necessarily want to do. For gaming, I personally would go with the i5, because the Xeon has features you will never take advantage of.

 

Xeon will be better for rendering if you plan on any of that.