HP Z600 CPU Questions

[Seb1000]

Hello,

I have read a lot of places about CPUs for my HP Z600

And I am trying to decide between two different CPUs for Gaming.

Intel® Xeon® Processor X5675 (12M Cache, 3.06 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI) - 6 Cores 12 Threads Max Turbo 3.46GHz

Intel® Xeon® Processor X5672 (12M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI) - 4 Cores 8 Threads Max Turbo 3.60GHz

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Computer Specs (Main Specs)

Hp Z600 V2

CPUs

Intel® Xeon® CPU E5506 (4M Cache, 2.13 GHz, 4.8 GT/s Intel ® QPI) - 4 Cores 4 Threads

Intel® Xeon® CPU E5506 (4M Cache, 2.13 GHz, 4.8 GT/s Intel ® QPI) -  4 Cores 4 Threads

Ram/Memory

48GB DDR3 800MHz 

Configuration of Ram

6 x 8GB

GPU

Zotac Gefore GTX 970

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Thanks, Seb

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Seb1000, these are both excellent processors.  Can't really go wrong with either of them.  However, if I had an HP Z600, I would probably pick the Xeon X5672 because of the higher max turbo speed.  As a matter of fact, a gaming rig with an X5672 is leading the global Z600 pack, so to speak: HP Z600 Workstation Performance Results - UserBenchmark

Hope this feedback helps.

Good luck!

[Seb1000]

Hello,

Thanks for the help on choosing the CPU I have one more question.

Do you think I should upgrade to 96GB Ddr3 1333 ram would there be much of change in performance in games such as Minecraft java and bedrock i do do quite a bit of Virtual Machine stuff so yeah

[NonSequitur777]

Yes, documentation shows that 96 GB (6 x 16 GB ECC DIMM) on the V2 Z600 actually works.

But... do you really need this much RAM? In my opinion, I doubt you'll see meaningful performance gains in any program between having 48 GB (6 x 8 GB) or 96 GB on board.  Personally, I would rather spend the additional money on a more powerful GPU.  However, pricing for high-end GPUs (such as the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090) is currently completely insane. But if you're happy with the graphical performance of your GPU, RAM pricing looks very good right now.