Xeon e3-1220-v5 Vs i5 6500 Vs i5 6400

[buzz_shocker]

I am building a new gaming PC.. I saw on Amazon India that a Xeon E3 1220 V5 mobo, processor and ecc ram for 300 dollars (20949 rupees) . Or i can buy the i5 6402p with motherboard and ram for 22000 rupees or 315 dollars . I can also buy the 6500 with the same mobo and ram for 25000 or 340 dollars . The mobo with the i5s is a basic H110 and with the Xeon , i get an Asus E3 Pro Gamer Motherboard. Also if i go with the 6500 then i will have to cut down on my GPU from a 480 to 470 . Please don't refer Newegg . I live in India . Though they deliver in India but the shipping cost is close to double the actual price of the component . Thank you for your help.

 

[madmatt30]

I would still go with the 6500 & RX 470 out of all those options.

 

[Virtual_Singularity]

TL;DR version: In the end, if gaming is what the system is for, find a way to go with the I5 6500 as well as the RX 480(don't settle for a 470), & choose one of the boards from the manufacturers (eg one of the ASrock z170s with latest bios http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sky-oc-non-k-overclock-bios,30763.html) that allows you to OC it via bclk, if overclocking is what you'd like to do. Ditch the ECC RAM and get ubufferred DDR4 RAM, which should also lower your price & give the best speed for an XMP profile for your budget. OR... regardless of intended system use, & especially if using as a workstation as well: Consider going with one of the Ryzen R5 CPUs instead, as they offer far more value (4 cores/8 threads 1500x @ $189, or 4 core 1400 @ $169), cheaper than the I5 6500 either way, benefit nicely from a decent XMP RAM profile, and should benefit over time as the new platform becomes fully optimized, as well. The Ryzen motherboards are reasonably/competitively priced also ($70 and up depending on choice), which should allow you to get that rx 480 rather than a 470, & may even allow u to choose an inexpensive SSD if still using an HDD.


Otherwise: It depends mostly on what you intend to use your system for the most. Workstation or gaming?? For $10 more, you could get the ASRock Motherboard ATX DDR4 LGA 1151 E3V5 PERF.GAMING/OC, which allows you to overclock that Xeon E3 1220 V5 via its hyper bclk engine feature. Both motherboards allow for XMP profiles (for DDR4 RAM OC; not for ECC RAM, far as I know). The Asus board hypes it's supreme fx audio, but both boards use the realtek alc 1150 audio codec with 7.1 channel surround sound iirc. If you're using the sys as a workstation mostly, you'd be better off going with an R5 Ryzen CPU with 4 cores/8 threads for around the same price or lower than the CPUs you've listed for your budget, without having to sacrifice the RX 480 for a 470. Though tbh, you'd still be getting more value for your budget using Ryzen, regardless what you intend to use your system for, imho.

If you'd rather stick with the CPUs you listed for a gaming build, your best bet is the I5 6500 (which can also be used on the asrock board I mentioned, or on various ASrock z170 boards via their latest bios). You can also find a cheaper board for the 6500, esp if u don't intend to OC, & still choose the 480. If not, for $10 more, the Asrock board I mentioned is your best bet over the Asus, & should still allow you to choose a 480. Unless you prefer ECC RAM: Use non-ECC DDR4 RAM, so you can enable an XMP profile for the RAM you choose (generally less expensive than ECC RAM also), E3 1220-V5, & see if you can get a modest OC via the ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking & Hyper BCLK Engine, together with a modest RAM OC via XMP profile. Both boards (the Asus you mentioned and the Asrock I mentioned) support the C 232 chipset, though the Asrock supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel Core (I7/I5) i3/Pentium/Celeron CPUs (Socket 1151) which gives you a generation more of future-proofing; Whereas the Asus board supports 6th generation of above CPUs.