CPU Cores for Gaming, Streaming, & Rendering Simultaneously - Is More Actually Better?

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Since the release of Haswell-E, there has been a lot of discussion about whether a CPU with 8 cores is really necessary for most prosumers. So, we decided to test what kind of real workload an 8 core, hyper-threaded CPU can handle. Sponsor link: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/221304-corsair-gaming-k70-rgb/ Pricing & discussion: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/237038-cpu-cores-for-gaming-streaming-rendering-simultaneously/?p=3250273 Support us: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/75969-support-linus-tech-tips-our-affiliates-and-sponsors/ Join our community forum: http://bit.ly/ZkLvE7 https://twitter.com/linustech http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Intro Screen Music Credit: Adhesive Wombat - Check out his channel here: http://youtube.com/adhesivewombat Outro Screen Music Credit: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana

Published 2014-10-22 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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