Skylake Xeons: best bang for buck?

[pandem0nium]

Unlike previous generations, the xeons cannot be used with mainstream socket 1151 boards and require specific socket C232 motherboards.

Looking specifically at the quad core xeons with hyper threading, they are significantly cheaper (£50+) and will also be slightly better clock for clock due to the additional cache. This is at the expense of the igpu, which won't be a big deal to many of us.

http://ark.intel.com/products/88182/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1230-v5-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz

Asrock have a motherboard which will allow bclk overclocking of the xeons named ASRock Fatal1ty E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC.
This also allows 8x 8x Pcie 3.0 crossfire configurations. It has the same features you'd expect of a Z/H107 board.

A downside though is the 4+1 vrms, which is pretty bad for clocking. Asus has a board with 8+2, but can only run x16 x4 pcie and doesn't allow bclk overclocking.

I'd certainly consider this if they become more availale, as I can't fine the ASROCK board for sale anywhere.

 

[Bluntwrapped]

Unlike previous generations, the xeons cannot be used with mainstream socket 1151 boards and require specific socket C232 motherboards.

Looking specifically at the quad core xeons with hyper threading, they are significantly cheaper (£50+) and will also be slightly better clock for clock due to the additional cache. This is at the expense of the igpu, which won't be a big deal to many of us.

http://ark.intel.com/products/88182/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1230-v5-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz

Asrock have a motherboard which will allow bclk overclocking of the xeons named ASRock Fatal1ty E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC.
This also allows 8x 8x Pcie 3.0 crossfire configurations. It has the same features you'd expect of a Z/H107 board.

A downside though is the 4+1 vrms, which is pretty bad for clocking. Asus has a board with 8+2, but can only run x16 x4 pcie and doesn't allow bclk overclocking.

I'd certainly consider this if they become more availale, as I can't fine the ASROCK board for sale anywhere.

Not sure where you're seeing the specific socket man. Intel have it listed as a FCLGA1151 socket which is the same as the 6700k. If it meant buying a specific motherboard I would say it wouldn't make sense, you'd be better going for one of the 2011-3 socket Xeons instead.

 

[Armageus]

C232 is a specific workstation/server class chipset - it's still the same Socket as it's desktop counterpart though - 1151

 

[Bluntwrapped]

Sad times if you need a workstation chipset to support the 1151 Xeon's. Says to me Intel are being a bunch of ****'s. I'd completely avoid it and go for a 2011-3 Xeon instead.

 

[pandem0nium]

Ah OK, thanks for the corrections. Different chipset, not socket.

Socket 2011v3 xeons are expensive and not overclock able though.

 

[ltron]

Intel are rumoured to be releasing a 5.1GHz Broadwell Quad-Core Xeon on X99. Might be worth checking out: https://www.techpowerup.com/219275/...chip-based-on-the-broadwell-architecture.html

 

[Bluntwrapped]

The E5-16 series Xeon's are unlocked providing Intel didn't lock down the multiplier after the ES sample chips. The 1680v3 is essentially a higher binned 5960x so for overclocking they should be the absolute cream of the crop. As you said though they're expensive, cheapest I have seen is £1300.

You can still play with the BCLK on locked Xeon's which makes minor overclocking possible. I used to have a 1155 e3-1230v2, It managed 105 bclk quite happily on a Asus Gene board. What was quite interesting is the higher bin allowed for a lot of undervolting below stock voltage.

 

[jigger]

Unlike previous generations, the xeons cannot be used with mainstream socket 1151 boards and require specific socket C232 motherboards.

Looking specifically at the quad core xeons with hyper threading, they are significantly cheaper (£50+) and will also be slightly better clock for clock due to the additional cache. This is at the expense of the igpu, which won't be a big deal to many of us.

http://ark.intel.com/products/88182/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1230-v5-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz

Asrock have a motherboard which will allow bclk overclocking of the xeons named ASRock Fatal1ty E3V5 Performance Gaming/OC.
This also allows 8x 8x Pcie 3.0 crossfire configurations. It has the same features you'd expect of a Z/H107 board.

A downside though is the 4+1 vrms, which is pretty bad for clocking. Asus has a board with 8+2, but can only run x16 x4 pcie and doesn't allow bclk overclocking.

I'd certainly consider this if they become more availale, as I can't fine the ASROCK board for sale anywhere.

The v5 Xeons do look better than desktop i7's. I'm waiting for the ASRock boards but ASUS also have the E3 Pro Gaming V5 thats been shipping for a while.