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Intel® Core™ i7-3960X vs Xeon E5

idata
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hi, for a rendering pc "3ds max and vray" which is better and actually renders faster? a core i7 3960x or double Xeon E5? and can a Xeon E5 have same performance as i7 3960x and i mean in vray and max not in other processes?

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Adolfo_S_Intel2
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Please let me know the Intel® Xeon® processor E5 that you have in mind so I can compare the features of that processor with the Intel Core i7-3960X.

You can also go to this link to compare a group of processors:

http://ark.intel.com/ http://ark.intel.com/

For pricing and availability information you can contact any of our Authorized Intel® Distributor, also they will be able to provide you further processor recommendations according to your personal needs.

You can find a list of Authorized Intel® Distributors at:

https://www-ssl.intel.com/p/en_US/techprovider/contentns?docid=493983 https://www-ssl.intel.com/p/en_US/techprovider/contentns?docid=493983

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idata
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the processor i'm talking about is xeon e5-2670 is it a faster cpu? if so would it double rendering speed in vray?

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Adolfo_S_Intel2
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Please check this comparison chart:

http://ark.intel.com/compare/64595,63696 http://ark.intel.com/compare/64595,63696

The Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2670 has a slower clock speed, but it has more cores and higher cache RAM, also it has faster system bus, so the performance in a multi-tasking environment will be better than the Intel® Core i7-3960X processor.

Please make sure that the software that you will be running is designed for multi-tasking environment, so the software is capable of taking full advantage of the all the cores of the processor.

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idata
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Does anyone have input or feedback on a Xeon E3 vs i7 for statistical analysis -- matlab and stata? I am leaning towards the Xeon.

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