You needed at least six cores for smooth gaming in 2015.
You needed at least six cores for smooth gaming in 2015.
I aim to surpass Linus in performance... This largely depends on your CPU model. For chips in the Core2 series, you'll need a minimum of four cores or a quad-core processor. With newer CPUs, two cores are usually enough. Keep in mind that certain games may not run properly if the cores aren't powerful enough or if there aren't enough cores overall. This tends to apply to most games since 2014.
You forgot an important factor: the game And you have no evidence
You can't rely on core counts for performance needs, an i5 4460 delivers the same frame rate in games as the FX 9590, while the latter boasts "8 cores"
It refers to powerful cores, not weak ones. The outcome really hinges on the overall setup.
Are you serious about this? Only a handful of titles run smoothly on two cores, while a strong i5 performs much better.