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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.
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Intel's Core i5-9600K easily beats the Ryzen chips in spite of their thread count advantage.
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Tobias Claren How high can I overclock with intel boxed cooler?Reply
Or a cooler that fits in a mini itx case lake Silverstone Raven or similar (12 litres or less)?