Intel E3-1226 v3 or i5 4690

[mrpizzaface]

i have been wondering on this might i grab either i plan to have no overclocking but i have good plans on gaming as well alot o' heavy cpu tasks
(my keyboard is begining its end)

mostly
photo editing
live streaming
maybe a couple o servers (not all at once)

 

[lp231]

Here are the difference between these 2 CPUs.
http://ark.intel.com/compare/80917,80810
Get the Core i5 4690 it runs at a higher clock than the Xeon

 

[mrpizzaface]

Here are the difference between these 2 CPUs.
http://ark.intel.com/compare/80917,80810
Get the Core i5 4690 it runs at a higher clock than the Xeon

but is $20 usd is spent on 200 extra MHz isn't that sort of a waist ? isn't the xeon better handeled to have a lot better quality ? I'm not just in the ghz race ark is almost meaningless to me. before delging into a $200 purchace I would like to know if any and all real world performance gains/losses are made and how they affect each other I know xeons are better suited to more threaded and varying work loads ?

story if I'm being a juggle but in the future when I get broad well e or wth its gonna be then I'm going to jse this CPU for some more modest server applications I'm looking at present near future and 6± years on

 

[lp231]

$20 for the extra 200MHz is a good deal and not a waste. Comparing the Xeon to the Core i5, they are both technically the same, the only difference between Xeon and Core i5 is Xeon supports ECC and are better picked as they need to be in a non-stop working environment. With proper cooling then it doesn't matter what CPU you get, both should last quite some time. Also ark isn't meaningless, it does provide some important features to the CPUs you want. The Xeon has 8MB of smart cache and 6MB for the Core i5. 8MB are usually found on the Core i7, so basically for that Xeon, what you're getting is a Core i7 for the price of a Core i5 with HyperThreading disabled. Core i7 has HT enabled. Price difference between these 2 CPUs is about $2 bucks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116989
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117319

 

[mrpizzaface]

$20 for the extra 200MHz is a good deal and not a waste. Comparing the Xeon to the Core i5, they are both technically the same, the only difference between Xeon and Core i5 is Xeon supports ECC and are better picked as they need to be in a non-stop working environment. With proper cooling then it doesn't matter what CPU you get, both should last quite some time. Also ark isn't meaningless, it does provide some important features to the CPUs you want. The Xeon has 8MB of smart cache and 6MB for the Core i5. 8MB are usually found on the Core i7, so basically for that Xeon, what you're getting is a Core i7 for the price of a Core i5 with HyperThreading disabled. Core i7 has HT enabled. Price difference between these 2 CPUs is about $2 bucks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116989
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117319

to ramble on. but HT is a splitting of 1 core to make 2 (intel's ht tech is easy on me to understand) but is that really going to make a actual diffrence ? over 2 more mb of L3 Cache ? if it is near nelgable i might opt on the xeon to have the option on EEC memory later on

 

[DubbleClick]

Try to read up some benchmarks on I5 4670k and I7 4770k on base clocks. The I5 is your I5, the I7 is the equivalent to a xeon e3-1231v3. Hyperthreading is a technology to increase workload and therefore efficiency. This makes no difference in most games or single threaded applications, but if you're going to render, the difference will be easily noticeable.

So my advice is to go with the xeon I mentioned.

 

[RobCrezz]

The Xeon you listed doesnt have HT (the 1226), so its basically a slower clocked i5

 

[lp231]

$20 for the extra 200MHz is a good deal and not a waste. Comparing the Xeon to the Core i5, they are both technically the same, the only difference between Xeon and Core i5 is Xeon supports ECC and are better picked as they need to be in a non-stop working environment. With proper cooling then it doesn't matter what CPU you get, both should last quite some time. Also ark isn't meaningless, it does provide some important features to the CPUs you want. The Xeon has 8MB of smart cache and 6MB for the Core i5. 8MB are usually found on the Core i7, so basically for that Xeon, what you're getting is a Core i7 for the price of a Core i5 with HyperThreading disabled. Core i7 has HT enabled. Price difference between these 2 CPUs is about $2 bucks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116989
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117319

to ramble on. but HT is a splitting of 1 core to make 2 (intel's ht tech is easy on me to understand) but is that really going to make a actual diffrence ? over 2 more mb of L3 Cache ? if it is near nelgable i might opt on the xeon to have the option on EEC memory later on

Xeon supports ECC, but your motherboard must support it as well to use ECC. Most desktop boards will not support ECC. Mostly workstation and server board does. For the 2 CPUs, just pick the one you want for your price range, there are no wrong choice by picking either one.

 

[mrpizzaface]

$20 for the extra 200MHz is a good deal and not a waste. Comparing the Xeon to the Core i5, they are both technically the same, the only difference between Xeon and Core i5 is Xeon supports ECC and are better picked as they need to be in a non-stop working environment. With proper cooling then it doesn't matter what CPU you get, both should last quite some time. Also ark isn't meaningless, it does provide some important features to the CPUs you want. The Xeon has 8MB of smart cache and 6MB for the Core i5. 8MB are usually found on the Core i7, so basically for that Xeon, what you're getting is a Core i7 for the price of a Core i5 with HyperThreading disabled. Core i7 has HT enabled. Price difference between these 2 CPUs is about $2 bucks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116989
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117319

to ramble on. but HT is a splitting of 1 core to make 2 (intel's ht tech is easy on me to understand) but is that really going to make a actual diffrence ? over 2 more mb of L3 Cache ? if it is near nelgable i might opt on the xeon to have the option on EEC memory later on

Xeon supports ECC, but your motherboard must support it as well to use ECC. Most desktop boards will not support ECC. Mostly workstation and server board does. For the 2 CPUs, just pick the one you want for your price range, there are no wrong choice by picking either one.

ok i really like xeon but ill have to compare aganst my bros i7

 

[lp231]

If you like the Xeon then get the Xeon, comparing to your bros Core i7, he has HT and your Xeon does not, so certain multi-thread programs may perform better with his CPU as he will have 8 threads, while you will only have 4.
Cheapest Xeon with HT, this does not support onboard graphics
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $269.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 18:19 EDT-0400

Cheapest one with HT and onboard graphics
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1246 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($282.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $282.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 18:20 EDT-0400

Still both are a lot cheaper than the cheapest Core i7
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $299.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 18:23 EDT-0400
http://ark.intel.com/compare/80806,80916,80807,80909

 

[DubbleClick]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3

20$ cheaper than the 1241v3 at the cost of 100mhz.

 

[mrpizzaface]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3

20$ cheaper than the 1241v3 at the cost of 100mhz.

true i am looking at the xeon line ~$200 - $250 i think this chip might be the better o' the 3

 

[DubbleClick]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3

20$ cheaper than the 1241v3 at the cost of 100mhz.

true i am looking at the xeon line ~$200 - $250 i think this chip might be the better o' the 3

Might indeed be your best bet then.

 

[logainofhades]

1231v3 would be my pick.