4670 vs Xeon 1230 v2

[LovelyCyanide]

Hey guys,

i posted a few weeks ago on whether i should upgrade my intel i3 530 to an intel i3 4130 and most people said no, and that i should rather upgrade my gpu, but after getting a second job i've got more disposable income so I'm going to get both a new gpu and cpu

im considering either getting a 4670k or an Xeon 1230 v2, newer version of xeon's aren't sold in Iceland, so i would have to import it, which is a bit out of my price range

i do a lot of 3d work, mostly in Houdini and Blender so good performance and fast render times are very important, but that would probably come down to the gpu, but its worth mentioning

i also have to encode all of my stuff, so fast encoding times are a must,
i do occasionally run servers, but only in a client environment, ("W7 and ubuntu") rather than a dedicated server os

I do play a lot of games, but i don't give a shit about graphics, if i can run most games in 1680 x 1050 at 60+ frames, I'm happy

 

[Kamen_BG]

If you're not going to overclock, or at least not heavily, get the Xeon.
It's basicly a Core i7 3770.

 

[BSim500]

Personally, I'd go for the 4670K. You can easily OC it to 4.2GHz which would give you the same +20% performance boost as Hyper-Threading, but in all apps / games, not just heavily threaded ones. If you're not going to OC, get the Xeon. (I used to own an i3-530 - fantastic chip. Upgraded to an i5-3570, OC'd to 4.2Ghz and haven't regretted it one bit).

 

[Memnarchon]

Hello.
Xeon 1230v2 is an excellent choice for heavy threaded programs.
The 4670K on the other had, is better on 4threaded and lower programs, is based on a newer platform with more features and you can overclock it to eazily much the 1230v2 perforamnce even in heavy threaded programs.
If the 1230v2 was haswell and not Ivy bridge, it would decimate 2 of the 3 advantages of i5 4670K. But its not.
So the i5 4670K is better option in my opinion. If you plan to overclock (not much around 4+Ghz) then it will surpass it even on heavily threaded programms.
Take a good look at 4670K at 4-4.2Ghz against a 3770K at 3,5Ghz (warning! the 1230v2 is lower than 3770K running at 3,3Ghz!!! so expect lower performance than 3770K)
So this depends on you mostly. The million dollar question is: Are you going to overclock?

 

[huilun02]

That Xeon is effectively an i5-3570 with hyperthreading but without integrated graphics. It cannot be overclocked. Will require an LGA 1155 board.

4670k is faster at stock, has integrated graphics, can be overclocked, but no hyperthreading. Requires LGA 1150 board. Should not cost a lot more than the Xeon.


- Want hyperthreading for fast encoding... +1 to Xeon
- Your getting a graphics card and don't need IGP... +1 to Xeon
- IF you want power savings and lower temps... +1 to Xeon
- IF you wana overclock... +1 to Haswell
- IF you wana upgrade CPU in future... +1 to Haswell

Should make it easier to choose
Some might point out, that there is no guarantee Broadwell or later chips will be LGA 1150. And that he can upgrade to an i7-3770k. But I believe when he finally upgrades again, he'll want more than that.

 

[blade of grass]

The 1230 v2 is basically a 3770 that is higher binned and without an iGPU.
The Intel Xeon 1230 v2 performs about 18% better than the i5 4670k at stock speeds.

A few advantages of the i5 4670k is that you can overclock it and in the future you'll probably be able to upgrade and keep the same motherboard.

Other than that, the Xeon is hyperthreaded, has more cache and is cheaper.