Just a note for anyone reading through, AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Intel i9 10900K are both near the top end of the respective companies' ranges of processors. These

Just a note for anyone reading through, AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Intel i9 10900K are both near the top end of the respective companies' ranges of processors. These are not required for modern AAA gaming. The current guidance for "good" gaming CPUs is in the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel i5 10600 range (+/- "X" or "K"). The 3900X and 10900K mentioned above will outperform these two, but it is unlikely to be a significant limiting factor for most gamers. At this level, Intel still beats AMD for gaming performance. Finally, if you're looking to go for a more budget build, the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X is a very solid entry-level gaming CPU. Based on my observations, most guidance suggests this CPU for lower-cost builds than can support an i5 or Ryzen 5. If you're looking to make some educated decisions between CPUs, always look for benchmarks. Gamers Nexus [0] does very good CPU reviews, with a mix of gaming and productivity workloads. If you're leaning more production workloads, Phoronix [1] has one of the most comprehensive test suites out there. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/user/GamersNexus https://www.youtube.com/user/GamersNexus [1]: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=category&item=Processors= https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=category&item=Process...