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What's The BEST Processor for Gaming?! 😁 The Gaming CPU Buyers Guide 2026!

Name: What's The BEST Processor for Gaming?! 😁 The Gaming CPU Buyers Guide 2026!
Uploaded: 2026-02-25T16:48:00+00:00
Duration: 13 min 51 s

PC Centric

What's the BEST GAMING CPU?! PC Centric benchmarks the Ryzen 9800x3d, 9850X3d, Intel Core Ultra 265k and 245K, i5 12600k, i7 14700k, against the AMD Ryzen 5 9700X and 9600X! What's the best processor for gaming - DDR4 and DDR5 RAM?! 🎮 Join The PC Centric Discord! https://discord.gg/UzMEEspZVq

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Best GPU and CPU Combos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LRLSISnLc4

Budget CPUs:

Ryzen 5 7500F CPU: https://geni.us/ypT2vx5

Ryzen 5 7600 CPU: https://geni.us/Xy0hV

Bang For Buck

Ryzen 5 7500x3d: https://geni.us/420H4

Ryzen 5 9600X CPU: https://geni.us/VpZ7w

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K: https://geni.us/lzwu5

NEW - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus: https://geni.us/7ZAH1

8 Core Gaming!

Ryzen 7 9700X CPU: https://geni.us/1WRtT6

Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU: https://geni.us/wEBByPh

Jack Of All Trades

Ryzen 9900X: https://geni.us/DuX28

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K: https://geni.us/KjDEp

NEW - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: https://geni.us/ICQ7vI

Intel Core i7 14700K: https://geni.us/tAHK49

The Fastest Gaming CPUs

Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU: https://geni.us/xk4rBW

Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU: https://geni.us/e7UAJ

Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU: https://geni.us/uTbxHu

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00:00 Best Gaming CPUs for 2026

00:30 What Is A Gaming CPU

02:19 More Cores Vs Fast Cores

04:23 Intel Or AMD?!

06:05 Motherboard / Platform Choices

07:24 DDR4 Isn't The Answer

08:04 Best Budget CPUs

08:59 Best Bang for Buck

10:05 The Sweet Spot CPUs

11:25 Jack Of All Trades CPUs

12:08 The Best of The Best For Gaming