i5 4590 vs Xeon e3-1230 v3

[Vegetable]

Title says it all. Already have a mobo that supports the Xeon. Solely for gaming purposes.

[TomvanWijnen]

Xeon. It's just a better cpu for about the same price. Even if you don't need it, it's still as good.

[donsleeq]

That mobo will also support the it.. Go for the i5.. The Xeon is $50-60 more expensive and offers hyperthreading.. But just a small percentage of games benefit from hyperthreading.. You will be fine with the i5..

But if you have the money and you don't mind not having an iGPU then . Get the Xeon E3 1231 V3.. 3.4GHZ with HT $15 cheaper. . Doesn't come with cooler tho.. But you can get a better cooler than stock for $15

[donsleeq]

Xeon. It's just a better cpu for about the same price. Even if you don't need it, it's still as good.

50 bucks ain't about

I5 4590 -$189

Xeon E3 1230 V3 - $156

[TomvanWijnen]

50 bucks ain't about

I5 4590 -$189

Xeon E3 1230 V3 - $156

You just said it's cheaper, even morr reasons to buy it.

[donsleeq]

You just said it's cheaper, even morr reasons to buy it.

I was talking about the 1231 V3 3.4ghz compared to the 1230 V3 3.3ghz.. You get me..

[vembutech]

Xeon E3-1230 v3 CPU integrates Hyper-Threading feature, which doubles the number of threads that the microprocessor can process simultaneously and also energy efficient.

[Sintezza]

Xeon E3 all the way 4 cores 8 threads goodies.

If you can grab the Xeon E3-1231-V3 at the same price, then grab that one.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Solely for gaming purposes.

not much difference between the two CPU when it comes to gaming, but obviously the xeon is a better chip, it should cost you more as well.

[SteveGrabowski0]

That mobo will also support the it.. Go for the i5.. The Xeon is $50-60 more expensive and offers hyperthreading.. But just a small percentage of games benefit from hyperthreading.. You will be fine with the i5..

But if you have the money and you don't mind not having an iGPU then . Get the Xeon E3 1231 V3.. 3.4GHZ with HT $15 cheaper. . Doesn't come with cooler tho.. But you can get a better cooler than stock for $15

 

I have the Xeon E3-1231v3 and it comes with the same stock heatsink as an i5 or i7, but with a slightly better fan. My temperatures are outstanding with it too, always peaks in the mid 60s C in long gaming sessions even though it's summer in Texas right now.

[donsleeq]

I have the Xeon E3-1231v3 and it comes with the same stock heatsink as an i5 or i7, but with a slightly better fan. My temperatures are outstanding with it too, always peaks in the mid 60s C in long gaming sessions even though it's summer in Texas right n

oww okay but i was being specific.. what i was suggesting was the tray processor not in box...

but thats some nice temps for stock cooler.. now im tempted to go with the xeon

[small2cats]

If you can get a Xeon that fits your budget, then go with it. Better CPU for the same amount of money, even if you don't need it you still got the raw hp. There are even Xeon options which come without integrated graphics for even cheaper. It may be risky ofc in case your discrete GPU fails, but still it's seriously good value for money.

[SteveGrabowski0]

If you can get a Xeon that fits your budget, then go with it. Better CPU for the same amount of money, even if you don't need it you still got the raw hp. There are even Xeon options which come without integrated graphics for even cheaper. It may be risky ofc in case your discrete GPU fails, but still it's seriously good value for money.

 

One thing to remember is anything below E3-1230 doesn't have hyperthreading though, so it's just an i5 with 2MB more of L3 cache. E3-1230 and above are basically i7s though.

 

Another warning with Xeon E3s: they have really different model naming than do the consumer chips. Xeon E3-1230 is a Sandy Bridge chip, Xeon E3-1230v2 is an Ivy Bridge chip, and Xeon E3-1230v3 is Haswell.