2600K to Xeon E5-2630 v3 - Good Idea ???

[bigi]

Currently, I have 2600K, 32GB DDR3 and ATI 290.

Thinking of getting Xeon E5-2630 v3 and 32GB of DDR4 with uATX mobo.

Mostly box is used for RAW photo development, video transcoding and little gaming.

Is it a good idea to get Xeon E5-2630 v3 here??? I'll use Win 7x64 or Linux Mint x64. Not interested in Win8/8.1/10.

 

[Burpo]

Yes, that's a great upgrade, Especially for what you're doing

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-2600K+@+3.40GHz

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E5-2630+v3+@+2.40GHz

 

[freeskier93]

I don't think the E5 would be a very good idea. You can get better overall performance for cheaper, unless you REALLY need 8C/16T and/or ECC memory. The low clockspeed is also going to hurt you for certain tasks (especially a "little gaming").

A better option might be the i7-5930k, much higher frequency (3.5-3.7Ghz and ability to overclock) and quite a bit cheaper ($579). The only thing you lose is the 2 cores/4 threads, but overclock the i7 and it really won't matter.

If you want to use Passmark to compare the i7-5930k has a higher overall score than the E5.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-5930K+@+3.50GHz&id=2336

 

[bigi]

^Thanks

Not sure how Photoshop, Lightroom and Handbrake/Vegas scale with more threads/cores but I'd go for more cores now.

I don't have to use ECC memory if I go with desktop board that supports the xeon. Right?

 

[tweakboy]

Keep Sandy . you can OC better. gl

 

[zir_blazer]

If you're NOT going to go Dual Socket, you can get higher frequency models in the E5 1xxx line. The Xeon E5-1650V3 and the Core i7 5930K are pretty much identical, including recommended price, minor differences are unlocked multiplier vs ECC RAM support. And I would pick the Xeon.

 

[Burpo]

I don't have to use ECC memory if I go with desktop board that supports the xeon. Right?

Correct..

 

[zir_blazer]

Neither he needs to if he uses a Workstation or Server Motherboard. You can get Motherboards that support the entire DDR4 modules repertoire (Unbuffered, Unbuffered ECC, Buffered, Buffered ECC). For ECC itself probabily he also needs the C612 Chipset instead of the X99.
Personally, I would check how much is the price difference for true Workstation parts, and if it is not a lot, go there.

 

[tenks]

If you're NOT going to go Dual Socket, you can get higher frequency models in the E5 1xxx line. The Xeon E5-1650V3 and the Core i7 5930K are pretty much identical, including recommended price, minor differences are unlocked multiplier vs ECC RAM support. And I would pick the Xeon.

If these are identical but the 5930k is unlocked, why do you recommend the xeon?

 

[bigi]

Just noticed that:

1650 is 140W and 2630 is 84W. Also 15 vs 20 MB of L3 cache while 2630 is currently about $75 more.

And of course, 6 core vs 8 core.

 

[zir_blazer]

If these are identical but the 5930k is unlocked, why do you recommend the xeon?

Why would I recommend the 5930K, just because its Unlocked? It loses in other features, Xeon has also ECC RAM support, vPro and TXT. If no overclocking involved, Xeon is the superior choice.

Just noticed that:

1650 is 140W and 2630 is 84W. Also 15 vs 20 MB of L3 cache while 2630 is currently about $75 more.

And of course, 6 core vs 8 core.

Keep in mind that the E5 2530V3 base clock is 2.4 GHz and the 1650V3 3.5 GHz. Assuming perfect multithreading and scalability, 2.4 GHz * 8 = 19,2 vs 3.5 GHz * 6 = 21. So overally, the 1650V3 should be faster. This is disregarding what Turbo does, since if the 2530V3 can sustain high Turbo states on all Cores (Or you can force something like MCE, which is pretty much the only substantial overclocking possible), it should actually defeat the 1650V3.

 

[Burpo]

Should?
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E5-1650+v3+@+3.50GHz