Intel Xeon E5-1650 V3(2) vs 5930k

[PlaybunniPC]

Alright guys, so I'm at the point where I can't decide whether to blow the extra money on a dual xeon setup. I'm just wondering if I should go with a single 5930k or some other processor. Feel free to express your opinion here, don't start a flame war without me 😉
Mostly using it for gaming, multitasking editing and rendering.
Xeon: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80644e51650v3
i7: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75930k
Thanks in advance
-Playbunni

 

[cdabc123]

All depends on the application. I'm running i7-5930K at home and have an identical setup at work only with E5-1650v3 for the CPU. I do heavy processing, GI rendering, fluid simulation. i7 will sometimes crap out and hang when doing non-stop calculations for 4-6 hours. That is with no overclocking and a decent liquid cooling heatsink. CPU never goes over 50 degrees Celsius. We tried going for i7's at work to save a few bucks but discovered it was a hit and miss scenario. They are a bit faster and cheaper, but less stable with performance varying from box to box. Out of 8 i7's that we tried, 4 would freeze occasionally (once every few days) and 4 ran as well as Xeons. With time i7's we used in the past also suffered a higher failure rate, but we're talking serious cluster processing with CPU's chugging at 100% non-stop for months. Meanwhile, haven't lost a single Xeon ever.

yep xeons last FOREVER i have had 2 servers running them going for 15 years and they are both still going

Totally agree with your xeons last forever remark, and great sig! In a review I did on the e5 1650 v3 some time ago, I wrote it may indeed potentially outlive it's owners, lol. The 1600 v3 series are kind of special in that, from what I understand, they can be OC'd. On reddit and elsewhere, there are claims this single socket series is the last to be unlocked. Though, I'm unsure if "unlocked" would be the correct term to use. I've toyed around with the idea of oc'ing mine, but haven't had a need to thus far.

All in all, it's not unreasonable for someone leaning toward a 5930k intending to OC, to consider the similarily priced xeon 1650 v3. It's soldered, unlike those thermally deficient out of the box "high end" or mainstream chips Intel uses that cheap TIM on, which has driven so many to de-lid. Or to consider the overall higher standards xeons are made with in general, the host of features they offer, also unlike their mainstream cousins. Ultimately, oc'ing a xeon no doubt seems foolhardy to most, rightfully so. However, speaking practically, the small difference in price between the 5930k and 1650 v3 makes the latter an easy choice regardless of whether one intends to oc or not, imho.

interesting i have never heard of those cpus being unlocked. if you know the right stepings and details is possible to find certain unlocked es chips of for sale on forums and ebay. additionally it might be possible to have a moded bios on some super-micro boards (? it was possible in the westmere days but those chips were unlocked) and have a overclocked dual xeon setup. the last true xeons i know to be unlocked were the xeon x56** and if you could get two x5690s and a evga srx somehow you would have a beast

 

[turkey3_scratch]

It depends on how professional and important your work is. I think you should get the 2 Xeons because it'll be much better performance, but if you don't mind sitting around for double the time for something to render, get the I7.

 

[cdabc123]

It depends on how professional and important your work is. I think you should get the 2 Xeons because it'll be much better performance, but if you don't mind sitting around for double the time for something to render, get the I7.

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