Gaming on 4 Cores in 2019 — 25 Benchmarks — Upgrade to 6+ Cores or Upgrade GPU?

Can you still play new games on a 4 core, 4 thread CPU in 2019? Even demanding AAA games? Is it worth installing a better graphics card into such a PC to get better performance? Join me today as we answer those questions!

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Intel is, on a per core, per clock basis, faster than AMD Ryzen. That being said, from a dollar per unit of performance, Ryzen is a better deal and for most people, a Ryzen 5 2600 (or 2600X) is a better choice.

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