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Intel has the Xeon/E/EX/EP lines for you.

by zaphoyd 11y ago

mscrivo 11y ago
.. and HEDT (ie. Haswell-E 6/8-core CPU's). Only problem is that the latest HEDT platform is always at least 1 generation behind what mainstream gets.
- jfb 11y ago
  What you surrender in process node, you get back (in spades) in increased core count, PCIe lanes, and cache size.
TheLoneWolfling 11y ago
At an absurd price compared to their desktop lines. And also generally they come out a while after the equivalents with integrated graphics.
- Sanddancer 11y ago
  This generation is different, but the past 4 generations, the Xeon E3s have launched pretty much simultaneously with their i5/i7 siblings, with the 12x0 versions not having integrated graphics, and usually for a bit less than their equivalent with integrated graphics. You give up on overclockability, but if you're concerned about tdp, you're probably not going to be overclocking anyways.
  - TheLoneWolfling 11y ago
    > You give up on overclockability So let's see. Xeons are what I want now. Except for absurd prices. And that they aren't available. And that they don't overclock. And... And... As I said, I wish there was something that was actually vaguely what I wanted (a desktop processor that's <=4 cores, and focused on single-core CPU performance). The Xeon isn't it. Also: > if you're concerned about tdp, you're probably not going to be overclocking anyways. In a desktop overclocking is a large chunk of the reason why one would be concerned about TDP!
    - effie 11y ago
      > As I said, I wish there was something that was actually vaguely what I wanted (a desktop processor that's <=4 cores, and focused on single-core CPU performance). The Xeon isn't it. What do you think about i3-4370 ? It seems this processor has very good single-thread performance and is quite affordable as well.
      - TheLoneWolfling 11y ago
        That's the processor I am looking at, as a matter of fact. That is, assuming that the next gen won't have anything better for my needs.

Intel has the Xeon/E/EX/EP lines for you.

by zaphoyd 11y ago

Intel has the Xeon/E/EX/EP lines for you.

.. and HEDT (ie. Haswell-E 6/8-core CPU's). Only problem is that the latest HEDT platform is always at least 1 generation behind what mainstream gets.

jfb 11y ago
What you surrender in process node, you get back (in spades) in increased core count, PCIe lanes, and cache size.

TheLoneWolfling 11y ago

At an absurd price compared to their desktop lines. And also generally they come out a while after the equivalents with integrated graphics.

Sanddancer 11y ago
This generation is different, but the past 4 generations, the Xeon E3s have launched pretty much simultaneously with their i5/i7 siblings, with the 12x0 versions not having integrated graphics, and usually for a bit less than their equivalent with integrated graphics. You give up on overclockability, but if you're concerned about tdp, you're probably not going to be overclocking anyways.
- TheLoneWolfling 11y ago
  > You give up on overclockability So let's see. Xeons are what I want now. Except for absurd prices. And that they aren't available. And that they don't overclock. And... And... As I said, I wish there was something that was actually vaguely what I wanted (a desktop processor that's <=4 cores, and focused on single-core CPU performance). The Xeon isn't it. Also: > if you're concerned about tdp, you're probably not going to be overclocking anyways. In a desktop overclocking is a large chunk of the reason why one would be concerned about TDP!
  - effie 11y ago
    > As I said, I wish there was something that was actually vaguely what I wanted (a desktop processor that's <=4 cores, and focused on single-core CPU performance). The Xeon isn't it. What do you think about i3-4370 ? It seems this processor has very good single-thread performance and is quite affordable as well.
    - TheLoneWolfling 11y ago
      That's the processor I am looking at, as a matter of fact. That is, assuming that the next gen won't have anything better for my needs.