Inside the second: Gaming performance with today's CPUs

Does the processor you choose still matter?
by Scott Wasson — 4:16 PM on August 23, 2012

We bring our signature latency-focused game testing methods to bear on the latest crop of desktop CPUs. In the process, we learn a some things and shatter a few popular myths.

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