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these questions what's the difference between a Zeon and a core i5 or Core i7 processor is a xeon good for gaming they have been asked and answered a thousand times but the reason people keep asking is that there's a lot of misinformation in the answers that are floating around out there so let's address it here once and for all with the purchase of a qualifying Intel processor SSD or nook you could instantly win an Intel gaming Jersey and be entered in the draw for the ultimate system click now to learn more myth number one Zeon's and consumer CPUs don't work with the same motherboards they're not intercom pattle this used to be true when Zeon's were actually made for completely different sockets but it's no longer the case nowadays it's up to the motherboard manufacturer to implement support and in many cases it's possible to install a core i7 on a workstation board or server board or a xeon processor in a consumer board but certain cpu features like overclocking on a workstation board or ECC memory support on a consumer-grade board may not be validated myth number two Zeon's are inherently better for 3d rendering and consumer CPUs like core i7s are inherently better for gaming while in some cases this will be valid for example this $2,500 12 core behemoth of a Xeon will not handle gaming as well as this 350 dollar quad core Core i7 because gaming favors fewer faster cores compared to many slower ones however in cases where a core i7 and a Xeon can be found based on the same microarchitecture with the same basic specifications they should in theory perform exactly the same but theories are just theories right so I handed a Xeon e3 1276 v3 and a core i7 4790 non K over to Luke to find out if their performance other than support for ECC memory on the Xeon and a couple of consumer-centric features on the core i7 is any different and they're pretty much the same you'll see that Xeon wins by kind of very small amounts on average that's probably due to a bidding process more than anything there's a bit of overlap on the bidding for i7 since eons but this could be a fairly high binge Xeon and a fairly average i7 that's that's kind of about it fairly anticlimactic anyways back to you - okay so then why does eons exist at all well for starters they have ECC memory support which reduces the chances of a memory error occurring that can harm data integrity or system stability for mission critical systems that cannot crash and along those lines like other workstation and server grade components they are indicated for 24/7 operation but that's not all even though we can find Zeon's with the same specs as core series CPUs sometimes the xeon lineup also contains many additional products with specialized features that are not available to consumers usually because they simply don't need them so why bother spending money on them for starters along with that ECC memory support some Xeon support massive amounts of memory per CPU and larger on chip data caches which will dramatically affect performance in certain workloads especially very repetitive ones there are also many Zeon's available not only with additional processing cores for running lots of virtual machines on a single box or for big performance boosts and workstation or server workloads but as you move up the product stack you'll find ones that can have two four or even more CPUs in a single machine for when a single multi-core CPU still isn't enough and then finally Zeon's being targeted at specialized customers like data centers who are less concerned with the cost of a CPU and more concerned with the higher cost of the rack space and electricity being used to support it over a long period of time they are available in configurations that are designed to deliver optimal performance per watt and per unit volume compared to consumer chips where the assumption is most of the time they'll be the only CPU in the room anyway so in conclusion Zeon's are different from core series processors but only if they are different for your workload it's not about which one is the best it's about the right tool for the job so picking the wrong one won't make your PC explode so that's good to know but there's no need to pay a premium or give up consumer friendly features like overclocking to buy a Xeon if you're just going to edit videos on your PC from time to time however in cases where you need something not available to consumers it's also important to realize that consumer-grade chips are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's available out there speaking of what's available out there do I ever have something awesome for you guys books it's backwards from our friends at Chi Rho power they just released their new flagship portable battery bank at noon today the energy Plus which features a very high capacity of 12,000 milliamp hours while still maintaining a thin and actually surprisingly light form factor I mean look at this thing 12,000 milliamp hours that's insane it comes with an AC adapter for quick recharging and is suitable for any device that charges through USB like your smartphone or tablet here at Linus Media Group we use tarot battery banks whenever we go on trips and they certainly saved leak and Knicks butts when both of their phones died on the e3 show floor this is a product that anyone with a high power consumption smartphone should have and for the first 3,000 units sold charile is offering the ridiculously low price of $29 and 49 cents insane after those 3,000 units are gone it will be available at $39.99 which isn't half bad either but whatever you might as well save a couple bucks right anyway international shipping is now available that's the biggest complaint we've ever had about these cheero deals that we've offered you guys before well I really want to buy but there's no international shipping don't know it's available now so just click through the link below in the description on Amazon and I was confused but don't worry too much about it it also comes with a cool little brown carrying bag AC adapter thank you for watching guys like this video liked it just like it if you disliked it leave a comment letting me know what you thought don't forget to check out the support us link in the video description you can buy a t-shirt give us a monthly contribution or change your Amazon bookmarks to one with our affiliate code so we can smell kickback whenever you buy portable battery banks or whatever else it is that you're into thanks again for watching and as always don't forget to subscribe