Xeon E3 1230 or FX-8350?

[stl522013]

Which is better? And what about an E3 1245 and an E3 1280? Thanks.

 

[Th3-Hunter333]

Well that are you using the system for?

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

Where are you buying from? The FX 8320 is a much better option, ideal setup provided the case you have in mind will fit:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $300.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 15:02 EST-0500

is faster and quieter, but outputs a bit more heat (not a problem if you have a normal ambient temp) than

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $304.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 15:04 EST-0500


I wouldn't really worry about which is better, but rather what do you need, as to not turn this into a fanboy war.





All the best!

 

[stl522013]

My friend is buying used. And it will be for gaming.

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

Then how is anyone going to be able to answer your question? We can't.

 

[cdabc123]

for just about everything the xeon will out-due it please look at these benchmark results

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E3-1230+v3+%40+3.30GHz
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-8320+Eight-Core

 

[cdabc123]

My friend is buying used. And it will be for gaming.

for used cpus i would check out the e5 2670s they are coing for crazy cheap right now and beet a stock fx in every way a e3 1230 will game better still

 

[stl522013]

It is just for gaming. Regardless of price or power, how do they compare. I am not familiar with the performance of 32nm Intel CPUs.

 

[cdabc123]

It is just for gaming. Regardless of price or power, how do they compare. I am not familiar with the performance of 32nm Intel CPUs.

on single core cpu heavy games E3 will get ~%50 more fps with a high end gpu

 

[cdabc123]

yes that is a ok value cpu for video editing. and a e3 is a better value then a i7 he asked what cpu is better and it is hands down the xeon

edit this was originally a reply to a comment that is no longer here

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

The way you put this is just bad for everyone. If you're rendering the FX 8350 can easily match an i7 4770, which is essentially the Xeon 1230 if not closer to Xeon 1231. In games, the difference isn't 50%.

To answer OP's question, impossible to answer.

Yep, I removed my previous comment because the price : performance between the FX 8320 and i7 4770 doesn't apply here. I just assumed that the Xeon 1230 is priced similarly, which it isn't, which I realised the second I posted it. Regardless, if we take away the cooler for the FX 8320 and get a 212 Evo and only a slight overclock, the FX is way better value than Xeon. A lot of older benchmarks are misleading because there was a Microsoft patch which as far as I'm concerned, should apply to newer OS', but don't with older. But none the less, the different isn't 50% in FPS in games, that's ridiculous.

 

[stl522013]

Ok, could you find some benchmarks on the CPUs (please not CPU Boss, their benchmarks are bad. It says an i7 4770 is way better than a Xeon 1231 when they are essentially the same thing).

 

[cdabc123]

The way you put this is just bad for everyone. If you're rendering the FX 8350 can easily match an i7 4770, which is essentially the Xeon 1230 if not closer to Xeon 1231. In games, the difference isn't 50%.

To answer OP's question, impossible to answer.

show me a single example of how a 8350 (without a extreme oc because not all the chips can get that high) will preform equivalent to a i7 4770. and the 1230 is almost exactly 50% faster in single core performance which will translate to fps in certain games with certain hardware.

 

[stl522013]

Cdabc, the 4770 is on different architecture than the 1230.

 

[cdabc123]

Cdabc, the 4770 is on different architecture than the 1230.

yup i understand. suzuki was comparing the two and i was just going along with the comparison

 

[Th3-Hunter333]

I run a backup system with a overclocked fx 8350 running at 4.7ghz and intel smokes it in gaming.

Single threaded performance is miles ahead in intel which equals much better performance in gaming with intel.

arma is a good example of the need for single threaded performance

 

[madmatt30]

I run a backup system with a overclocked fx 8350 running at 4.7ghz and intel smokes it in gaming.

Single threaded performance is miles ahead in intel which equals much better performance in gaming with intel.

arma is a good example of the need for single threaded performance

youre comparing $250 worth of amd processor & board against your intel system where the board & cpu alone cost $700+ ??

hardly a fair comparison in my eyes.

 

[madmatt30]

to go to the original question - yes the 1230 is better -certainyl not 50 % better though, its also considerably more expensive & I can't see you getting a used one for even close to the same money as an 8350.

the 1230 ,1245 & 1280 - absolutely no,I wouldnt buy into anything now on the old 1155 socket unless it was incredibly cheap & came with a high end board with sata 3 & usb3 minimum
I am assuming here that looking at second hand these are the v1/v2 cpu's that are socket 1155??
its going to be confusing as these chips have different generations that spread across all 3 intel sockets!

for gaming ,look at an haswell i5 if youre buying second hand ,plain & simple.
both intel k series chips & fx chips are too open to abuse from past users imo.

 

[Th3-Hunter333]

I run a backup system with a overclocked fx 8350 running at 4.7ghz and intel smokes it in gaming.

Single threaded performance is miles ahead in intel which equals much better performance in gaming with intel.

arma is a good example of the need for single threaded performance

youre comparing $250 worth of amd processor & board against your intel system where the board & cpu alone cost $700+ ??

hardly a fair comparison in my eyes.

well yes it is but it was only for example, even the i5 4460 smokes it thoroughly in many titles wanting that higher single threaded performance

 

[madmatt30]

I run a backup system with a overclocked fx 8350 running at 4.7ghz and intel smokes it in gaming.

Single threaded performance is miles ahead in intel which equals much better performance in gaming with intel.

arma is a good example of the need for single threaded performance

youre comparing $250 worth of amd processor & board against your intel system where the board & cpu alone cost $700+ ??

hardly a fair comparison in my eyes.

well yes it is but it was only for example, even the i5 4460 smokes it thoroughly in many titles wanting that higher single threaded performance

hmmm - 4 or 5 titles maybe in all fairness - & theyre either arma based or world of tanks/warships.

seriosly though,the op said irregardless of price which is kind of ridicolous - price is always an issue even if people say it isnt,otherwise we would all be running your setup but with a 980ti instead of that 970,& amd would be dead & buried.
AMD have the price advantage & really although i admit to being amd biased that really is all they have ,it always has & always will keep them in the game though.