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Originally Posted by photon
If all else is equal then yeah a lower power draw is nice, though usually the Xeons come with a bit of a price premium, so it might be a wash (depending on how much less power it is, and the amount that a computer spends at full CPU usage is very low).
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Looking into it a little more, it looks it comes down to...
I7: if you want built in GPU, and the ability to overclock
Xeon: if you want Memory Error Correction
Of course this is assuming the price vs performance is equal. These seem to be the top 3 Intel contenders in the 'best performance for your dollar' category as of right now.
I don't really care about integrated graphics, and reading about Memory Error Correction it doesn't seem to be all that useful unless you're doing something very research-like where data integrity is critical. And I never really bother with overclocking.
So I guess for me, it's probably just a matter of the performance vs price. The E3-1230 V2 did intrigue me with it's sub-70W power draw, but it is also the slowest of the three. Overall, a difference of 11W draw probably means a difference of less than $10/year in the power bill, I just thought I'd try to help out the planet if I could.
