Unless you want to shop for a refurbished or end-of-line bargain, first make sure you look at a 8th or 9th Gen CPU model.
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You can tell if a CPU belongs in this family by looking at the number directly after the ‘i3’, ‘i5’, ‘i7’ or ‘i9’ in the processor name. An Intel Core i9-9900K is a 9th-generation CPU. An i7-8550U is an 8th-generation chipset and the i7-7500U is from the 7th.
While the 9th generation processors currently offer the best Intel Core processors, we’d currently suggest opting for an 8th-gen model instead given their more affordable prices. Buy any CPU older than that, however, and you’ll see a substantial dip in performance.
