When we evaluated how many CPU cores you need for a great gaming experience, our benchmark data showed that a 6-core/12-thread processor was the sweet spot. That was nearly a year ago, and generally speaking our conclusion probably still stands (Intel’s hybrid Alder Lake architecture throws an interesting wrench into the machine). Incidentally,

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