"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The processor battle is a two-way arms race with fans on either one side or the other. We know that all ...

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Every computer has a central processor or CPU, be it a tiny tablet or a hulking workstation, but when it comes to desktop gaming PCs, oh boy, is there a lot to choose from. Despite there being only ...

How much this translates into gaming is very much another question.