Old School Intel - Ran this for a few months before upgrading to an i7-870 (can't really call it an upgrade to be running this in 2022 but screw it, we ball) :
Intel Core i7 970 Gulftown On Linux Review - Phoronix
GTX 970 benchmark with i7-870 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality - GPUCheck United States / USA