Physics heavy games at lower resolutions can still get a lot of benefit out of faster cores. Battlefield 1/4 multiplayer as an example. The Division is another

Physics heavy games at lower resolutions can still get a lot of benefit out of faster cores. Battlefield 1/4 multiplayer as an example. The Division is another game that benefits greatly from CPU power. Another thing is that many enthusiasts nowadays go for high refresh rate monitors and at 1080p/1440p you can still be CPU bottlenecked if you are shooting for >144FPS on a 144Hz screen.