Xeon vs. i7/i5

[cmeliak]

Gents,

i am curious about Xeon CPUs. These has lower frequencies but xeon system bus has much higher data flow.

Example:

Xeon E5-2620v3 (2.4 GHz) -> system bus=8GT/s, memory bw=59GB/s

i7-5557u (3.4 GHz) -> system bus=5GT/s, memory bw =25.6GB/s

My questions:

 

1. can DCS use Xeon instructions to compute equations faster?

2. if not, is there any DCS optimization for specific CPU type

 

Thank you guys

cmeliak

[Ninja1959]

I have a Intel Xeon E3-1246 3.5 v3 Mgz and works perfect in DCS matching the performance of a I7 940K but with a more affordable price, Greetings :music_whistling:

[outlawal2]

In a nutshell there are no specific optimizations for Xeon and the same rules will apply regarding speed. DCS is not multi threaded so the speed of the processor is what matters... Get the fastest possible..

 

Beyond that I doubt there is any advantage to using a Xeon as it is a server based processor and as such it isn't really designed for games. (Not saying you can't use one as you certainly can) but also remember that the mainboards designed for the Xeon will be designed for server use so it may not have what you want for a gaming box..

 

Personally, I would stay away from it simply because it is not designed for games and DCS does not officially support it. (If you have issues you would be on your own.) IMHO better to pick up an I7 or an I5 for that matter and get the absolute fastest one you can afford..