THE LIST

The best CPUs for gaming

The outright best CPU for you isn’t all about raw frame rate metrics – most of us game at resolutions where our graphics card is the dominant player in terms of deciding game performance – so, while AMD is undoubtedly the best for top-end gaming, Intel’s chips are superb all-rounders for the money. We’re also happy to report that there’s a great affordable processor out there right now, too. This list covers off all of the CPUs worth considering in both high-end and budget categories, with our number one pick offering the best price-to-performance overall. 5 INTEL CORE I9-13900K Forget about the latest, and arguably fastest Intel chip, the 14900K. The 13900K is a little cheaper, and performs pretty much identically. For pure gaming, the value proposition isn’t great here,…

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