For the vast majority of PC gamers, a 13th-generation Intel Core i5 CPU or AMD Ryzen 5 7000 CPU will do the trick these days since this category of processor has gained a lot of power in recent years.

For instance, you can nab Intel's potent midrange Core i5-13600K for just $165, giving you a capable 14 core/20 thread processor for one of the best prices it's been since Black Friday.

As we saw in our review, the Intel i5-13600K stands out as an excellent choice for those ... Thanks to these specs, it was able to score 830 and 9,846 points in our CPU Z single and multi-core tests, ...

Processors with similar names could be anything from brand new to 15-plus years old. For example, Core i5 processors from 2008 have the same brand name as Core i5 processors from 2023. This won’t be a ...