"CPU doesn't matter when gaming at 4k"

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Does CPU matter when gaming at 4K? There has been common wisdom floating around the PC gaming space that CPUs don't matter much when gaming at higher resolutions. And while from a certain perspective this is true, I think that in realistic use cases it is much less true.
Sources:
HUB CPU video:    • How Slow Is The Ryzen 5 5600 For 2024 Gaming?  
GN Dragon's Dogma 2 video:    • Dragon's Dogma 2 is a Mess: GPU & CPU Benc...  

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