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Will we need 8-core, 16-thread CPUs for gaming soon? | Ask an expert

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Q: Looking at common CPUs for PC building and the specs for the upcoming next-generation consoles, I’ve found myself wondering: Will we need 8-core, 16-thread CPUs for gaming soon?

No, not in the near future. High core-count processors with simultaneous multi-threading may be more common now, thanks to AMD, but gaming won’t requiretoday’s more expensive processors just yet.…