1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:08,880 These questions, what's the difference between a Zeon and a Core i5 or Core i7 2 00:00:05,759 --> 00:00:11,440 processor? Is a Zeon good for gaming? 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:16,560 They have been asked and answered a thousand times. But the reason people 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:20,320 keep asking is that there's a lot of misinformation in the answers that are 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:25,560 floating around out there. So, let's address it here once and for all. 6 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:35,760 With the purchase of a qualifying Intel processor, SSD, or Knuck, you could 7 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:39,760 instantly win an Intel gaming jersey and be entered in the draw for the ultimate 8 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:44,399 system. Click now to learn more. Myth number one: Zeons and consumer CPUs 9 00:00:42,559 --> 00:00:48,640 don't work with the same motherboards. They're not intercompatible. This used 10 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:53,520 to be true when Zeons were actually made for completely different sockets, but 11 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:57,520 it's no longer the case. Nowadays, it's up to the motherboard manufacturer to 12 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:01,840 implement support. And in many cases, it's possible to install a Core i7 on a 13 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:07,280 workstation board or server board or a Xeon processor in a consumer board. But 14 00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:11,760 certain CPU features like overclocking on a workstation board or ECC memory 15 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:17,439 support on a consumer grade board may not be validated. Myth number two, Xeons 16 00:01:15,119 --> 00:01:22,400 are inherently better for 3D rendering and consumer CPUs like Core i7s are 17 00:01:19,759 --> 00:01:29,119 inherently better for gaming. While in some cases this will be valid, for 18 00:01:25,439 --> 00:01:32,240 example, this $2,500 12 core behemoth of 19 00:01:29,119 --> 00:01:35,680 a Zeon will not handle gaming as well as 20 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:38,079 this $350 quad core Core i7 because 21 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:44,320 gaming favors fewer faster cores compared to many slower ones. However, 22 00:01:41,439 --> 00:01:48,159 in cases where a Core i7 and a Zeon can be found based on the same micro 23 00:01:46,399 --> 00:01:52,720 architecture with the same basic specifications, they should in theory 24 00:01:50,320 --> 00:02:00,479 perform exactly the same. But theories are just theories, right? So, I handed a 25 00:01:54,880 --> 00:02:02,880 Zeon E3 1276V3 and a Core i7 4790 nonK 26 00:02:00,479 --> 00:02:07,360 over to Luke to find out if their performance, other than support for ECC 27 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:12,879 memory on the Xeon and a couple of consumercentric features on the Core i7 28 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:14,879 is any different. And 29 00:02:12,879 --> 00:02:19,120 they're pretty much the same. You'll see that the Xeon wins by kind of very small 30 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:22,879 amounts on average. That's probably due to a bidding process more than anything. 31 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:27,040 There's a bit of overlap on the binning for i7s and zeons, but this could be a 32 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:31,680 fairly high bin Zeon and a fairly average i7. 33 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:36,480 That's that's kind of about it. Fairly anticlimactic. Anyways, back to you, 34 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:41,040 Linus. Okay, so then why do zeons exist at all? Well, for starters, they have 35 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:45,599 ECC memory support, which reduces the chances of a memory error occurring that 36 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:50,319 can harm data integrity or system stability for missionritical systems 37 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:54,400 that cannot crash. And along those lines, like other workstation and server 38 00:02:52,160 --> 00:03:00,640 grade components, they are indicated for 247 operation. But that's not all. Even 39 00:02:57,920 --> 00:03:05,840 though we can find Xeons with the same specs as Core series CPUs sometimes, the 40 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:09,519 Xeon lineup also contains many additional products with specialized 41 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:13,040 features that are not available to consumers, usually because they simply 42 00:03:11,519 --> 00:03:17,360 don't need them. So why bother spending money on them? For starters, along with 43 00:03:14,879 --> 00:03:23,519 that ECC memory support, some Zeons support massive amounts of memory per 44 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:25,680 CPU and larger onchip data caches, which 45 00:03:23,519 --> 00:03:29,440 will dramatically affect performance in certain workloads, especially very 46 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:33,440 repetitive ones. There are also many Xeons available, not only with 47 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:37,760 additional processing cores for running lots of virtual machines on a single box 48 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:42,319 or for big performance boosts and workstation or server workloads, but as 49 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:48,560 you move up the product stack, you'll find ones that can have two, four, or 50 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:51,280 even more CPUs in a single machine for 51 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:55,920 when a single multi-core CPU still isn't enough. And then finally, Xeons being 52 00:03:53,840 --> 00:04:01,760 targeted at specialized customers like data centers who are less concerned with 53 00:03:58,319 --> 00:04:04,319 the cost of a CPU and more concerned 54 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:08,239 with the higher cost of the rack space and electricity being used to support it 55 00:04:06,239 --> 00:04:12,080 over a long period of time. They are available in configurations that are 56 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:16,560 designed to deliver optimal performance per watt and per unit volume compared to 57 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:21,359 consumer chips where the assumption is most of the time they'll be the only CPU 58 00:04:18,239 --> 00:04:23,919 in the room anyway. So in conclusion, 59 00:04:21,359 --> 00:04:30,800 Xeons are different from Core series processors, but only if they are 60 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:33,600 different for your workload. It's not 61 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:38,560 about which one is the best. It's about the right tool for the job. So picking 62 00:04:36,479 --> 00:04:42,800 the wrong one won't make your PC explode. So that's good to know. But 63 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:46,880 there's no need to pay a premium or give up consumer-friendly features like 64 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:51,840 overclocking to buy a Zeon if you're just going to edit videos on your PC 65 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:55,680 from time to time. However, in cases where you need something not available 66 00:04:53,680 --> 00:05:00,000 to consumers, it's also important to realize that consumer grade chips are 67 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:04,240 just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's available out there. Speaking of 68 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:08,240 what's available out there, do I ever have something awesome for you guys? 69 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:14,400 Oops, it's backwards. from our friends at Chiro Power. 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