Since the release of Haswell-E, there has been a lot of discussion about whether a CPU with 8 cores is really necessary for most prosumers. So, we decided to test what kind of real workload an 8 core, hyper-threaded CPU can handle.<br /><br />Sponsor link: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/221304-corsair-gaming-k70-rgb/<br /><br />Pricing & discussion: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/237038-cpu-cores-for-gaming-streaming-rendering-simultaneously/?p=3250273<br /><br />Support us: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/75969-support-linus-tech-tips-our-affiliates-and-sponsors/<br /><br />Join our community forum: http://bit.ly/ZkLvE7<br /><br />https://twitter.com/linustech<br />http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech<br /><br />Intro Screen Music Credit: Adhesive Wombat - Check out his channel here: http://youtube.com/adhesivewombat<br /><br />Outro Screen Music Credit: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana
