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GTA: V and Hitman
Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V favors Intel architectures and, more generally, multi-core designs with high clock rates.
The Core i5-9600K establishes a sizable lead over AMD's fastest processors. Strangely, though, an overclocked -9600K trails the tuned -8600K yet again.
Hitman
Intel's Core i5-9600K easily beats the Ryzen chips in spite of their thread count advantage.
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