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What is the best gaming CPU on the market?

LEN C.
By LEN C.
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6 minutes ago, LEN C. said:

Which CPU is the best for gaming? 

like @airdeano said, for strictly gaming the 9900k is currently the best money can buy.

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Like others mentioned the 9900k is, and it also happens to be very good at everything else.

 

The 9700k is significantly cheaper (and in stock), and is almost as good at gaming. 

Double check everything, I am usually wrong.

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Lol 9900k is probably the best. But it's not necessary to by "the best" 

 

Depending on the resolution, the diff between the best and the rest is just 5 fps.

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Genneraly (average AAA game like fallout 4)

 

rx 570 or lower - 2200g

rx 580, rtx 2070, and everything in between - 2600

rtx 2080/gtx 1080ti and everything higher - 9600k 

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10 hours ago, LukeSavenije said:

it really depends on your budget... there's so much to get

OP didn't say anything about a budget - so technically their question doesn't depend on budget. They asked only which cpu is the best for gaming, and that is a very easy question to answer ? no cpu exists currently that is better at gaming than a 9900k. 

HEDT: i9 10980XE @ 4.9 gHz, 64GB @ 3600mHz CL14 G.Skill Trident-Z DDR4, 2x Nvidia Titan RTX NVLink SLI, Corsair AX1600i, Samsung 960 Pro 2TB OS/apps, Samsung 850 EVO 4TB media, LG 38GL950G-B monitor, Drop CTRL keyboard, Decus Respec mouse

Laptop: Razer Blade Pro 2019 9750H model, 32GB @ 3200mHz CL18 G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4, 2x Samsung 960 Pro 1TB RAID0, repasted with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Gaming Rig: i9 9900ks @ 5.2ghz, 32GB @ 4000mHz CL17 G.Skill Trident-Z DDR4, EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Kingpin, Corsair HX1200, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB, Asus PG348Q monitor, Corsair K70 LUX RGB keyboard, Corsair Ironclaw mouse
HTPC: i7 7700 (delidded + LM), 16GB @ 2666mHz CL15 Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, MSI Geforce GTX 1070 Gaming X, Corsair SFX 600, Samsung 850 Pro 512gb, Samsung Q55R TV, Filco Majestouch Convertible 2 TKL keyboard, Logitech G403 wireless mouse

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