Xeon E3-1225 vs i7 2600 ?

[paperwastage]

Wondering if anyone can find more info about these two chips.. tried some google searching, not really helpful besides finding out that they are both Sandy Bridge quad cores, 8 hyper threading

Xeon E3-1225 (server SandyBridge) starts at 3.1ghz, 1MB L2, 6MB L3

i7 2600 (desktop SandyBridge) starts at 3.4ghz, turbo up to 3.8, 1MB L2, 8MB L3

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/283/Intel_Core_i7_i7-2600K_vs_Intel_Xeon_E3-1225.html

Reason:

interested in getting one of the two systems below for general computer lab use/multitasking/some CAD use. must be pre-built system(aka dell, hp), under $2000 w/o tax/shipping

System 2

Dell Optiplex 990 Minitower, 90% efficient PSU
W7 Pro w/ X PMode
Core i7 2600 (3.4ghz, 8MB L3)
3 yr basic limited , NBD on-site service
4GB DDR3 1333 Non-ECC
500GB SATA, 16MB
1TB SATA, 16MB
6X BluRay Writer
1GB AMD 6450
Dell E2211H
Dell P2211H
vPro Technology
USB 3.0

System 3

Dell Precision Workstation T1600
Quad Core Xeon E3-1225 3.1GHz, 6MB L3
FreeDOS
265W 65% Efficient PSU
4GB DDR3 Non-ECC 1333
1.0GB nvidia Quadro 2000

2x250GB 7200rpm 8MB cache
16x DVD+/-RW
Dell P2210 22"
USB 3.0
4yr basic hardware service + nbd limited onsite

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Dell is listing this Intel® Xeon® processor a little early. In a couple weeks you should be able to find all the information about this processor on http://ark.intel.com/.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team