Xeon or i5?

[Rynhe]

Hi i am planning to build a new computer and i have some doubts about the parts. The components are the following:
MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard 120$
Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory 70$
Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 100$
Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 100$
i already got the monitor, wd blue hdd, psu, gpu, case and case fans...

the question is in the cpu... which one would be better in the long run
i5- 4590 3.3, 3.7 ghz with turbo boost 200$
or
Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4, 3.8 ghz with turbo boost 257$...
as i have no plans to overclock, would ht make it futureproof?? as it is 60 more dollars and just 100 more mhz...

this is mainly for gaming and i would SLI it for a triple monitor setup...

 

[boosted1g]

For gaming go with the i5

If doing video encoding or 3d modeling, cad, etc then the Xeon would be better due to the hyperthreading that the Xeon offers

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Xeon for sure. With more and more programs utilizing hyperthreading it is better for the long run.

 

[mike1996]

what are you using it for. if you just want to play games or stream and surf the internet then the i5. The only time the xeon chip will ever see use that will justify the extra cost is rendering, video editing, cad, extra

 

[turkey3_scratch]

@boosted1g: A locked Xeon will game just as well if not better than the locked I5 due to a higher clock.

 

[RCFProd]

i5-4690k:
Pros: Can be overclocked
Cons: Has no hyper threading

Xeon E3-1231 v3:
Pros: Has hyper threading, although not benefitial in games right now.
Cons: Can't be overclocked

Both have 4 physical cores, the Xeon has 2 extra virtual cores. The 4 cores are what matters in games right now. Since you can overclock the 4690k, it is likely to perform better right now.

 

[Brunostako]

Gaming?

Then the i5.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

He said he's NOT overclocking

 

[spdragoo]

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E3-1231V3-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4590

Although they give the edge to the Xeon, it seems like it's not that much of an improvement over that particular i5 (possibly due to the slightly higher clock speed). And no, unfortunately, they don't include the Xeon E3 on anandtech.com's benchmarks (they only list the E5s), so you can't compare it over there.

That being said...I'm not sure you're getting 25% extra performance, and getting the Xeon will cost you 25% more. So, as was pointed out, unless you're going to do a lot of non-game video rendering, or plan on having it run for extended periods of time ("extended" meaning you're measuring it in days, not minutes or hours), then save the money & get the i5.

 

[Rynhe]

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E3-1231V3-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4590

Although they give the edge to the Xeon, it seems like it's not that much of an improvement over that particular i5 (possibly due to the slightly higher clock speed). And no, unfortunately, they don't include the Xeon E3 on anandtech.com's benchmarks (they only list the E5s), so you can't compare it over there.

That being said...I'm not sure you're getting 25% extra performance, and getting the Xeon will cost you 25% more. So, as was pointed out, unless you're going to do a lot of non-game video rendering, or plan on having it run for extended periods of time ("extended" meaning you're measuring it in days, not minutes or hours), then save the money & get the i5.

well, i never turn my computers off...
if i will not be getting that extra performance i will start considering the overclocking an option if i want it future proof...(4690k)
thanks, your opinion will save me some money...