E3-1220 V5 CPU... good CPU?

[saifaqqad99]

So there's a local PC parts shop that currently has a bundle of an E3-1220 V5 CPu and the ASUS E3 Pro Gaming V5 Motherboard for a really good price 
but is the CPU good for gaming or should i get an i5-4460 instead  ?
I also have an R9 390 so will the CPU bottleneck it or not ?

[themctipers]

 

2 minutes ago, saifaqqad99 said:

So there's a local PC parts shop that currently has a bundle of an E3-1220 V5 CPu and the ASUS E3 Pro Gaming V5 Motherboard for a really good price 
but is the CPU good for gaming or should i get an i5-4460 instead  ?
I also have an R9 390 so will the CPU bottleneck it or not ?

The cpu SHOULD be good for gaming since the cores and threads are the equivelent of your i5.

http://ark.intel.com/products/88172/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1220-v5-8M-Cache-3_00-GHz

[sapphirethunder]

1: Yes, it's a good cpu for gaming. It's basically in between i5 6400 and 6500. Which both are very strong basic cpus.

2: No, it could easily run even GTX 980Ti.

[saifaqqad99]

On 3/28/2016 at 7:21 AM, themctipers said:

 

The cpu SHOULD be good for gaming since the cores and threads are the equivelent of your i5.

http://ark.intel.com/products/88172/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1220-v5-8M-Cache-3_00-GHz

 

On 3/28/2016 at 1:02 PM, 167776_1454180910 said:

1: Yes, it's a good cpu for gaming. It's basically in between i5 6400 and 6500. Which both are very strong basic cpus.

2: No, it could easily run even GTX 980Ti.

Okay thanks guys
I'm getting it today

[Sintezza]

On 28-3-2016 at 1:02 PM, 167776_1454180910 said:

 

It will run a R9-390 fine yes.

But it will bottleneck a 980Ti in certain games.

 

Anyway, i dont realy see a reason to go with the 1220-V5 over an i5 in the first place.

There isnt much of a benefit with that particular Xeon since it has Hyperthreading disabled.

 

IF i have to recommend a Skylake Xeon, then i would say take a look at the 1240-V5 4 cores 8 Threads 3.5GHz base, 3.9Ghz boost.

 

Or if thats too expensive, the 1230-V5 4 cores 8 Threads 3.4GHz base 3.8GHz boost.

 

[SteveGrabowski0]

4 hours ago, saifaqqad99 said:

Okay thanks guys
I'm getting it today

Nice. The E3-1220v5 is a better gaming cpu than the i5-4460.