Would you rather use a 2658 V3 QS or I7 3930k

[Ashiella]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

You don't have to use ECC with a Xeon it's just an added perk. You can use your Non-ECC DDR4 memory with the Xeon. If you ever have an application that would leverage ECC memory then you could trade it out in the future.

I don't really care act ECC it's just that DDR3 ECC is cheap right now, but which one should I get? 3930k or 2658 v3? Cores or Clocks essentially

[Windows7ge]

4 minutes ago, Ashiella said:

I don't really care act ECC it's just that DDR3 ECC is cheap right now, but which one should I get? 3930k or 2658 v3? Cores or Clocks essentially

Rendering & animation leverage cores & threads (depending on what editing software you use)

Games leverages higher core speed (4+ core CPU)

 

If you render and animate more frequently than you game the Xeon will make a difference in your workflow.

If you game at 1080p or higher and use max or ultra settings the Xeon will bottleneck the performance of the game and maybe even the GPU if it's like a GTX 1080 or RX480 (high end processor)

OR

If you game more often then you render and animate games will see a boost in performance. Plus you can overclock the CPU.

Rendering and animation will not be as fast (6 cores & 12 threads @ 3.8GHz(turbo) vs 12 cores & 24 threads @ 2.9GHz(turbo))

 

Personally of the two I'd choose the Xeon.