


On the more affordable side there's the Core i5 13400F. I'm happy to report that there are a ton of great affordable processors out there right now, too. That's because the outright best CPU for you isn't all about raw frame rate metrics-most of us game at resolutions where our graphics card is the dominant player in terms of deciding on game performance-so, while the AMD is undoubtedly the best for top-end gaming frame rates, Intel's chip is a superb all-rounder for the money.

Now AMD has launched its mega-cache X3D CPUs, we're seeing some stiff competition for the blue team with the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D being the fastest gaming CPU, though the Intel Core i5 13600K is the best affordable CPU for most gamers.
