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Six-core CPUs now dominate Steam with Intel’s 12th Gen

Six-core CPUs now dominate Steam with Intel’s 12th Gen


The latest Steam hardware survey marks the beginning of a new era in PC gaming, as six-core processors are finally more popular than their quad-core siblings, and it’s safe to say Intel’s 12th-gen CPUs should be thankful for that. While the adoption of AMD Ryzen chips has undoubtedly greatly contributed to the adoption of more cores in the best gaming CPUs, the latest stats suggest that the blue team may be taking back its old market share.

Valve found that 34.22% (+1.19%) of Windows gaming PCs now use six-core processors, compared to 33.74% (-1.27%) currently using quad-core chips.This may be due to the increased number Intel 12th Gen Processors entered the system, and the company’s overall market share among Steam users grew to 69.32% (+0.26%). Meanwhile, AMD’s market share shrank to 30.66% (-0.26%), its lowest level since December 2021.

Given that both the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles use eight-core Zen 2 CPUs, it’s no surprise that more of the best PC games require more cores to get up and running. Even the Elden Ring system requirements require a six-core processor to meet its minimum specs, and it definitely won’t be the last video game to do so.

Processors aside, Windows 11 continues to gain popularity, with the operating system now installed on 17.44% (+1.26%) of Steam PCs. Curiously, however, Windows 7 also saw a 4.29% increase (+0.05%).

Despite the increasing availability of GPUs, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 remains king, delivering 8.18% (+0.19%) power to systems running Valve’s platform. That said, some users may hold off on upgrading their pixel pushers and opt to upgrade to the best graphics cards from Nvidia’s RTX 4000 and AMD’s RDNA 3-series when they release later this year.

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Kirsten Bennett
Kirsten is a passionate writer who loves games, and one day he decided to combine the two. She is now professionally writing niche articles about Consoles and hardware .