If cost is of no concern to you, then the XEON will always win in number of cores. For many of you this article may have made your choice even harder, and unfortunately for some uses cases the choice can be daunting. There is good news though. For many use cases the decision is quite simple.
If you are building a gaming rig to play the latest Doom or Titanfall, the Core i7 is the clear winner. I hope this article helps you make the decision on which CPU is right for you! Leave a comment below to let us know which CPU you chose, and why!
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The ability to use ECC is my most important need. Earlier this year, I needed to reload a file from a backup. Turns out my non-ECC i7 had bad memory and my backups were corrupt going back 8 months.
I did find an old backup that worked. However, around the same time, my RAID card also went flaky. Turns out there is no memory test in the good old MegaRaid cards Broadcom or Avago or whatever now. No RAID. Next machine will have ECC.
What happened here has nothing to do with memory, ECC or otherwise. But in general core processors do not have ECC support. Some xeon processors have integrated graphics I have one in my server now. If the sku ends in a 5 it has integrated graphics and if it ends in a 0 it does not.
It is supported on virtually all Core series processors. I will be building a trading computer and i am stuck between these options, the xeon and i7. Would it be more correct to get a xeon with gb of ECC and a fairly nice motherboard with that?
I am looking at the amd firepro w since it supports 4k and that would make me get more info on the screens, with 4k monitors? Both Core i7 and Xeon processors were available; I chose the Core i7 due to its over-clock ratings.
It is intended to be used as a 3D graphics workstation and has a GTX ti graphics card.. However, my next target for build is a render farm boxen.
Would I be better off sticking with Core i7 or going with Xeon? My basic conclusion is i7 if you want speed with say 4 maximum cpu intensive programs running at the same time. If more, gotta go with Xeon. Solidworks from what I understand cares more about core speed than number of cores. In that case, i7 all the way. But I am not an expert on solidworks.
As you stated Mike, core speed is critical to fast performance for software such as Solidworks, or Solid Edge, which can only process a single thread at once. Unless the CAD user is doing high resolution rendering there is no point in making the investment in a Xeon processor. Thanks for all the information. Learned a lot. I have been researching about buying a good desktop only for 3D Modeling, Simulation and Programming.
If I use Solidworks and some programming at the same time, would i7 be the way to go still. I understand as core speed will be handling the performance load on that given time. A large number of cores and advanced RAM functions give it enough processing power and speed to handle the most intense creative applications, from computer-aided design CAD to 4K video editing to 3D rendering.
As I made it clear xeon is not meant for gaming, but still xeon is the best choice for second-hand old CPUs. Gamers Discussion Hub. Games List. Top 15 Best Games Like Myst.
Related Articles. Tekken 7 tier list Best to Worst. It keeps the cost of the system down and still outputs great video quality.
No dual processor support No matter which Core i7 you go with, you will not have the option of running a dual CPU configuration. For comparison, the Xeon line does offer dual CPU support.
More cores When running programs that are CPU intensive, such as video-rendering software, the extra cores will come in handy. Because of this, they have a record of lasting for a very long time, especially in workstations that are not run consistently around the clock. If you look at the i7 k you have significantly less cache at just 8 MB.
This memory searches for possible errors and corrupt files before they occur, and effectively eliminates many system crashes or errors. Integrated graphics With the exception of some of the lower end E3s, none of the Xeon series processors offer support for integrated graphics.
Because of this, if you are building a system with a Xeon processor, you will be required to add in a discrete GPU.
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