For most of 2022, we recommended the Core i5 12600K as the best gaming CPU and the Core i5 12400 as the best gaming CPU on a budget. Last year, the Core i5 13600K took over the top spot.

What do you get when you cross a modern super-scalar out-of-order CPU core with more traditional microcontroller aspects such as no virtual memory, no memory cache, and no DDR or PCIe controllers?

The latest market share numbers from Arizona-based firm Mercury Research showed that AMD’s x86 share for total CPU shipments in 2022 was 29.6 percent versus Intel’s 70.4 percent. This ...