Intel Xeon E3-1220V3: How is it for gaming?

[SoundFX09]

I am thinking of buying the Intel Xeon E3-1220V3.

How would this processor do? is it good for gaming and video editing, or is it a bust? It's $200 at this point, putting it in the Core i5 Area.

Constructive Criticism is welcome.

Thanks!

 

[Brunostako]

A core i5 with higher clocks will perform better.

Try with a E3-1230(31) v3, is a better option. It's cheaper than a higher end core i5, has good clock speeds and has 8 processing threads (4-core/8-threads) which is good for video editing.

 

[k1114]

It's pretty much an i5 without the igpu but the i5 4590 is currently on sale for $10 less and .2ghz faster. That's not really going to make a difference but why pay more for less? A 1230v3 or 1231v3 is a good deal as it's pretty much an i7 for $250 and an i7 is $300 but the 1220v3 is not worth it.

 

[sirstinky]

This is basically a Core i7 that's been hobbled. Or you could look at it like an i5 with 2 extra MB on the cache. Everything else is basically the same as the regular i5's. This is meant for enterprise in a server-type application. It's got better quality silicon and is adapted for the hardware/drivers in a server. It might or might not work as good as a regular i5. For the money, I'd get an i5 with a higher clock rate.

 

[CTurbo]

The e3-1220v3 is a very poor value. It is an i5 without integrated graphics, but it's more expensive than a lot of the actual i5s. An i5 4430, 4440, 4460, 4570, or 4590 would make a much better option for gaming or anything really.

The e3-1230v3 and e3-1231v3 are excellent values though because they are i7s for at least close to the price of the more expensive i5s.

 

[k1114]

This is basically a Core i7 that's been hobbled. Or you could look at it like an i5 with 2 extra MB on the cache. Everything else is basically the same as the regular i5's. This is meant for enterprise in a server-type application. It's got better quality silicon and is adapted for the hardware/drivers in a server. It might or might not work as good as a regular i5. For the money, I'd get an i5 with a higher clock rate.

To call it a hobbled i7 is the same exact thing as calling an i5 a hobbled i7. This is wrong, they use different dies. Cpus do not get adapted to hardware/drivers. They may have extra instruction sets (these do not) but this makes no difference to performance. Xeon is branding, don't let marketing confuse you.