Xeon E3-1245 v2 vs. i73370 on a P8H61-MX USB3 motherboard

[laspio96]

Hello everyone,

I am looking for a cpu upgrade for my motherboard P8H61-MX USB3 and I have seen that on aliexpress they sell the Intel Xeon e31245 V2 and the i7 3370 for a similar price.
Both cpu are listed on the cpu support list.

So here are my questions:

Do I need ecc ram for the xeon? I currently have 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Which is better for gaming?

Note that the cpu will be pared whit an amd 290x and that i don’t plan to overclock the cpu
Many thanks

 

[dontlistentome]

I'd get the i7 3770. It's newer, faster, and uses less power. I'm not seeing why the Xeon is even being considered.

edit: I didn't take the 'v2' into account, my mistake. They are of similar age and generation. However, I'd still choose the i7. Unless a Xeon costs less, I don't see the advantage of buying one over a consumer CPU with the same capabilities.

 

[laspio96]

I'd get the i7 3770. It's newer, faster, and uses less power. I'm not seeing why the Xeon is even being considered.

edit: I didn't take the 'v2' into account, my mistake. They are of similar age and generation. However, I'd still choose the i7. Unless a Xeon costs less, I don't see the advantage of buying one over a consumer CPU with the same capabilities.

Well the Xeon is 30€ cheaper than the intel i7, i still have doubts about the ram , about the cooling part wich one generates more heat? I heard that the xeon processors are much more efficcent than the consumer CPU

 

[helpstar]

https://ark.intel.com/de/products/65719/Intel-Core-i7-3770-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz
https://ark.intel.com/de/products/65729/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1245-v2-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz

Xeon has a 100MHz less in max. turbo core, but ingame this wouldn´t be recognized

ECC RAM is supported by the XEON but does support normal DDR3 RAM as well.

Both have grahpics module onboard

Both have a TDP of 77 Watt: same efficiency

get the cheaper one, be sure your motherboard´s BIOS is updated (flash inside BIOS using the integrated ASUS tool ez-flash)
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H61MX_USB3/HelpDesk_BIOS/

 

[laspio96]

https://ark.intel.com/de/products/65719/Intel-Core-i7-3770-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz
https://ark.intel.com/de/products/65729/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1245-v2-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz

ECC RAM is supported by the XEON but does support normal DDR3 RAM as well.
The 3770 has an integrated graphics module, the XEON not.

Both have a TDP of 77 Watt

get the cheaper one, be sure your motherboard´s BIOS is updated (flash inside BIOS using the integrated ASUS tool ez-flash)
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H61MX_USB3/HelpDesk_BIOS/

I'll go with the Xeon 100€ seems a good price
I hope that those second hand chinese cpu works well
Many thanks to the participants of the thread

 

[helpstar]

hopefully these are not fake ones