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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
Yeah I'd say upgrade to a 6 core /12 thread at least then do the GPU as the CPU is cheaper Means op can save quicker for the gpu
gpt
Depending on budget, I disagree. The i3-12100f has excellent gaming performance for the price, and leaves money for a step up in GPU.

The recent benchmarks from Gamers Nexus shows the i3-12100f very close to i5-12400, and usually significantly above R5 3600, which is still a very competent CPU.

If other kinds of performance are important, then yes, definitely spend more on the CPU.