Gaming stutter, lag, and FPS drops can often be traced back to your CPU. Here's a breakdown of the top reasons why.
Outdated processors struggle to handle modern game engines, especially open-world or physics-heavy titles.
Many modern games utilize multiple threads. A quad-core or dual-core CPU may not be sufficient anymore.
Antivirus scans, updates, and other system processes can eat into your CPU resources while gaming.
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