Is this a good alternative to the i7 6700k?

[djsoggy1234]

as the title says is the xeon e3 1230 v5 a good alternative to the i7 6700k as it has similar specs and is around 50 pounds cheaper than the i7?

[evilarceus]

If you don't need integrated graphics, then it's a good buy.

[Darkseth]

No, its not. Xeon on skylake platform is completely obsolete, because the Motherboards are way too expensive.

The 140-150 € Asus E5 gaming board is fine, but too much.

You can have almost same features on a 85€ Gigabyte B150 board, with M.2 and USB Type C.

 

Plus, the Xeon is NOT overclockable, and also lower clock rate.

During 4-Core-Turbo the Xeon will only have 3.6 Ghz, thats 400 Mhz lower than the i7 6700k.

 

If you dont Overclock:

- i7 6700

- Gigabyte B150 HD3P

 

Better Featureset, not more expensive, still has IGP for emergency situations, and 100 Mhz higher clock speed (or 200 Mhz higher during 1-Core Turbo)