2500k is borderline of the sweet spot, but something like a 4790k, 5775c or 6700k can hold up 7 years later. That said, the very latest processors (AMD 5000 se

2500k is borderline of the sweet spot, but something like a 4790k, 5775c or 6700k can hold up 7 years later. That said, the very latest processors (AMD 5000 series, M1 apple silicon) are starting to make real gains in single threaded speed