Gaming cpu

[Schulogan]

What's the best cpu for gaming?

[AlwaysFSX]

All of them, because you didn't give a budget.

[Glenwing]

Depends on the game, but the i7-5820K seems to be the best overall, with the i5-4690K as the best value for high-end gaming. In general the i5 is enough to handle any modern game on max settings, your graphics card will be the limiting factor in most situations.

[Slash003]

depends on preferance for me it is an i7 though some like i5's and others like AMD's (which I know nothing about) its mainly preferance just dont get a super cheap one from the late 90's

[meritmaster]

i5's are somewhat the best gaming CPUs out there, but doesn't mean it's the best for everything; the i5 just so happens to be everything modern games need, or want, so an i5 + A high end card rock socks for gaming. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Best for the money : i5-4460

Best for the money if you can afford it: i5-4690K

Best overall if you have enough to buy it without cheaping out on the GPU or other critical components of your build : i7-4790K.

[Megahurt]

The best ? I7 5960X, only reason is 4 way SLI. For good value and high performance, the I5 4690K. 2 way SLI/Crossfire might benefit slightly from an I7 4790K.