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I an curious about one thing: Besides iGPU, what advantages are there to an i7 4770 over a Xeon e3 1230 v3, in video editing, CAD, and gaming?

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Xeons are basically i7s that have been binned to be ready for 24/7 use and have support for ECC memory and as such in workloads that rely critically on 0 errors happening during calculations like rendering. Just like how Quadros are to Geforce or how FirePros are to Radeons.

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I an curious about one thing: Besides iGPU, what advantages are there to an i7 4770 over a Xeon e3 1230 v3, in video editing, CAD, and gaming?

For gaming i7 but if you are doing like some advanced video editing or video animation or something special like that... Xeon.

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For gaming i7 but if you are doing like some advanced video editing or video animation or something special like that... Xeon.

They both are hyperthreaded and have 4 cores, both based in haswell. What is the difference? And why would the i7 be better in gaming (disregarding xeons are meant for servers)

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They both are hyperthreaded and have 4 cores, both based in haswell. What is the difference? And why would the i7 be better in gaming (disregarding xeons are meant for servers)

 

Because there is 0 point buying a non unlocked i7. Even the locked i7 I would image would overclock better though through base clock, xeons are built for 24/7 stability and reliability, the ix series are built for more burst horsepower.

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They both are hyperthreaded and have 4 cores, both based in haswell. What is the difference? And why would the i7 be better in gaming (disregarding xeons are meant for servers)

I believe they are made to run longer at full load also they are made for more advanced programs which require more accurate processing. 

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Even the locked i7 I would image would overclock better though through base clock

no, they'd be the same. the higher bin on the xeon would help stability though.

 

 

I'd go xeon unless you need the IGP.

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I believe they are made to run longer at full load also they are made for more advanced programs which require more accurate processing. 

OH ok. So is it worth $50 extra to get a 4770 over the 1230 v3?

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not unless you need the IGP

Ok. Xeon it is. 

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OH ok. So is it worth $50 extra to get a 4770 over the 1230 v3?

Unless you are going to the 4770k I would say no.

 

 

no, they'd be the same. the higher bin on the xeon would help stability though.

 

 

I'd go xeon unless you need the IGP.

 

I would be interested to test that, I don't know how much xeons like their BLCK being played with. Looking at a spec sheet you would think the xeons would go harder (seeing they are a "higher" binned chip, however they are only binned to perform at their stock speed @ <90% load 24/7, much like an 80+ cert it means nothing if it is taken outside the specified parameters).

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