Xeon vs I7 For streaming/editing

[mrtoast72]

Hey guys I was wondering if you could help me out. I was looking around today and I know i need an upgrade in my computer to do streaming way better so I was going to go to the i7 5820K 6 core because of the amount of cores for what I need, aka streaming, gaming, editing, and running about 10 things in the background all the time. For this upgrade i'm only going to upgrade ram cpu mobo keeping everything else I have.

Now would going with a 12 core v3 xion that has the same base clock as the i7 with just no OC in mind? I would use my water cooler that i have a 240mm rad and pump to cool it so it gets its full boost clock as well and put it on a x99A msi motherboard.

Which would be better all around NOT just for gaming but for streaming mostly editing and multitasking?

 

[bootcher]

The i7 is the better choice since it is cheaper and performs better since it has a higher clock and can be overclocked. The Xeon usually are used for 2 CPU's or more on one motherboard so it is a different kind of CPU really.

 

[mrtoast72]

The i7 is the better choice since it is cheaper and performs better since it has a higher clock and can be overclocked. The Xeon usually are used for 2 CPU's or more on one motherboard so it is a different kind of CPU really.

Yeah i understand that for OC the i7 would win but im taking that out of the picture im talking base clock or boost clock core to core, and this is just going to be a 1 cpu build seeing as it can also go in the same motherboard that i would use for the i7

EDIT: i forgot to say that the Xeon I can get for about 650CAD and the I7 i can get for 550 CAD so theres that to.

 

[hftvhftv]

If you're streaming/editing then you would definitely rather have stability of a non over-clocked chip. The Xeon with 12 cores would help you out more with streaming and editing rather than a 6 core i7. Go for the Xeon.

 

[mrtoast72]

If you're streaming/editing then you would definitely rather have stability of a non over-clocked chip. The Xeon with 12 cores would help you out more with streaming and editing rather than a 6 core i7. Go for the Xeon.

Yeah thats what I was kinda thinking. but now would it hold its own in gaming the base isnt bad being 3.0 and boosting max to 3.8 so a OC i7 to a max of like 4.5 it should work fine for gaming to right? plus ive read that you can do a little OC on xeons just not much

 

[bootcher]

The i7 is the better choice since it is cheaper and performs better since it has a higher clock and can be overclocked. The Xeon usually are used for 2 CPU's or more on one motherboard so it is a different kind of CPU really.

Yeah i understand that for OC the i7 would win but im taking that out of the picture im talking base clock or boost clock core to core, and this is just going to be a 1 cpu build seeing as it can also go in the same motherboard that i would use for the i7

EDIT: i forgot to say that the Xeon I can get for about 650CAD and the I7 i can get for 550 CAD so theres that to.

Well, the i7 will always be the better choice since it clocks higher out of the box, without overclocking. The highest 6core Xeon v3 clocks at 2.4 ghz i think?

 

[hftvhftv]

If you're streaming/editing then you would definitely rather have stability of a non over-clocked chip. The Xeon with 12 cores would help you out more with streaming and editing rather than a 6 core i7. Go for the Xeon.

Yeah thats what I was kinda thinking. but now would it hold its own in gaming the base isnt bad being 3.0 and boosting max to 3.8 so a OC i7 to a max of like 4.5 it should work fine for gaming to right? plus ive read that you can do a little OC on xeons just not much

Don't bother OC with a Xeon, performance improvement is marginal for losing the stability you paid for. Gaming with one will be great so no worries there too.

 

[mrtoast72]

The i7 is the better choice since it is cheaper and performs better since it has a higher clock and can be overclocked. The Xeon usually are used for 2 CPU's or more on one motherboard so it is a different kind of CPU really.

Yeah i understand that for OC the i7 would win but im taking that out of the picture im talking base clock or boost clock core to core, and this is just going to be a 1 cpu build seeing as it can also go in the same motherboard that i would use for the i7

EDIT: i forgot to say that the Xeon I can get for about 650CAD and the I7 i can get for 550 CAD so theres that to.

Well, the i7 will always be the better choice since it clocks higher out of the box, without overclocking. The highest 6core Xeon v3 clocks at 2.4 ghz i think?

Highest 6 core out of the box clock you can get is 3.3 mate theres a 3.1 12core out of the box one. the one im looking at i think is 12 cores 2.7 out of the box with a boost to 3.1. yes i7s are good cpus but im looking for more than just consumer i want it to last for a long time to and be a boss at everything

 

[mrtoast72]

If you're streaming/editing then you would definitely rather have stability of a non over-clocked chip. The Xeon with 12 cores would help you out more with streaming and editing rather than a 6 core i7. Go for the Xeon.

Yeah thats what I was kinda thinking. but now would it hold its own in gaming the base isnt bad being 3.0 and boosting max to 3.8 so a OC i7 to a max of like 4.5 it should work fine for gaming to right? plus ive read that you can do a little OC on xeons just not much

Don't bother OC with a Xeon, performance improvement is marginal for losing the stability you paid for. Gaming with one will be great so no worries there too.

will do ill keep that in mind. so for 650 i can get a xeon 12 core clocked at 2.7 out of the box with a boost to 3.0-3.2 (it will be watercooled anyway. you think thats a good deal? ill link it in to.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2690-v3-ES-LGA2011-3-12C-Compatible-with-X99-i7-5820K-5930K-5960X-/151955207387?hash=item23613c74db:g:k7MAAOSwQPlV9WbM

 

[mrtoast72]

thats the link to the xeon i was thinking of for a reference

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2690-v3-ES-LGA2011-3-12C-Compatible-with-X99-i7-5820K-5930K-5960X-/151955207387?hash=item23613c74db:g:k7MAAOSwQPlV9WbM

 

[bootcher]

The difference in mhz isn't going to make a difference without overclocking. Depending on the level of strain you put on the CPU you could argue the Xeon will perform better under heavy multitasking, however, it usually will not make much (if any) difference when playing a game and streaming between a Xeon and i7. If you are going for stability and longevity there is no doubt any new CPU will be a better choice, you never know what kind of abuse a used CPU has gone through. I would definitely never advice to buy a used CPU.

 

[hftvhftv]

If you're streaming/editing then you would definitely rather have stability of a non over-clocked chip. The Xeon with 12 cores would help you out more with streaming and editing rather than a 6 core i7. Go for the Xeon.

Yeah thats what I was kinda thinking. but now would it hold its own in gaming the base isnt bad being 3.0 and boosting max to 3.8 so a OC i7 to a max of like 4.5 it should work fine for gaming to right? plus ive read that you can do a little OC on xeons just not much

Don't bother OC with a Xeon, performance improvement is marginal for losing the stability you paid for. Gaming with one will be great so no worries there too.

will do ill keep that in mind. so for 650 i can get a xeon 12 core clocked at 2.7 out of the box with a boost to 3.0-3.2 (it will be watercooled anyway. you think thats a good deal? ill link it in to.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2690-v3-ES-LGA2011-3-12C-Compatible-with-X99-i7-5820K-5930K-5960X-/151955207387?hash=item23613c74db:g:k7MAAOSwQPlV9WbM

Don't bother with a used eBay CPU. It's from Japan so you have no idea what it has done. Make sure to buy new whatever you do.