We have to give you additional clarification. Try to always go for the fastest processor possible, since frequency matters. Ideally, the base frequency should be as high as possible and then the Boost, which is the maximum that the processor will reach. Here who has the advantage is Intel, whose processors offer higher frequencies than AMD solutions.
Processor to play without dedicated graphics
Possibly this is the easiest, since the offer is very limited. If you are interested in playing LoL, CS:GO or Fornite on 1080p resolution and modern games sacrificing graphic quality, you need an AMD APU. Don’t even bother thinking about an Intel processor, since their integrated graphics are very weak.
Currently, AMD’s catalog in terms of gaming APUs is limited. The best option on the market today is the Ryzen 5 5600G that is around 140 euros. It has 6 cores, so if in the future you plan to install a graphics card to play, you will not find a better processor on the market.
Processor for 1080p resolution
Really, for this resolution there is not much mystery either. We’re talking about a light resolution, so we don’t need a lot of cores. The winning bets are the AMD Ryzen 5 and Intel Core i5 by having 6 coresmore than enough to play in 1080p leftover.
Here we must make two important points. The processors modern of Intel combine Power Cores (P-Cores) and Efficiency Cores (E-Cores). Note that the Core i5 currently have 6 P-Cores and 4 E-Cores that will work when we are not playing and will support the P-Cores in games.
As a second point, give you more advice. No we would bet on the Core-Fsince it means that they have the graphics off. This means that if something happens to the graph, we will not be able to use the computer. In addition, if you want to sell the processor in the future in the second hand, have worst exit.
The best options for us are:
Play in 1440p resolution
To be honest, with the processors featured above you shouldn’t have any major problems. Of course, they can be very tight if you want to enjoy the ray tracingas well as de AMD FSR or NVIDIA DLSS. For this reason, Intel recommends the Core i7 and AMD the Ryzen 7.
Both ranges of processors are characterized by having 8 cores, so we will have more than enough to play in this resolution. Note that, as in the previous case, we have to add the E-Cores to Intel processors, which are also 8 cores. We also do not recommend the Core-F because they have a bad start on the second-hand market.
As advice, forget about AMD Ryzen 3Dwhich include much more cache, not worth it absolutely.
We would opt for these two processors:
Jump to 4K resolution
You may already want to do an “All-in” and for this you will need a lot of cores. The 8-core processors are still the most optimal, but if you want to go overboard, you can opt for the 12 cores. There are problems here, since intel doesn’t count with processors with a dozen cores.
Intel offers us the Core i9 what’s wrong with itn 8 P-Cores and 16 E-Cores. This combination is very interesting, since the efficiency cores act as support. So we would have plenty of power to play at this resolution.
AMDfor his part, has highest offer and possibilities. We can continue betting on the ryzen 7, which would be more than enough. We do not rule out that you want to enjoy FSR and Ray Tracint at full speed and you could use a 12-core processor.
We propose these options:
Processor to play at 4K resolution + streaming
You may want to get into streaming and for that you will need a very powerful processor. are recommended for this task 12 core processors orideally, of 16 cores. This number of cores is also given by whether we will use rescaling technologies and Ray Tracing.
Currently, only AMD offers commercial processors with such a core count. The good of the intel processors is that a part of the E-Cores goes to the streaming encoding. This makes blue processors be especially interesting for this case.
These are our proposals:
Conclusion
It does not mean that you should necessarily opt for the processors that we propose, they are the “ideal” options. Then you can search for “older” models with similar core counts. You can also choose to look for them secondhand to save a little more money.
