There's no component of your PC working harder than the CPU. It's running your operating system and programs as complex as Battlefield 4 and as simple as Notepad. Today's desktop processors can handle just about any game you throw at them, and some can even be overclocked to better multitasking performance. You don't have to buy the most expensive processor around to have a great gaming experience.
I will be keeping this concise and won't go into any details about CPU architecture and so on. Therefore, I will skip to knowing what is good for gaming.
Not every one will agree on the table below and that's fine I've looked at these CPU based on a price-to-performance and not necessarily on what CPUs were the best overall performing CPUs.
You'll notice that only Intels CPU's are in Tier 1, this is because Intel CPU's in recent times have higher IPC (instruction-per-cycle) than AMD's. So single core performance (most applicable in games) as opposed to multi-core performance (video editing) on Intel CPU's are alot higher.

Note: The sweet spot for a gaming PC is the Intel Core i5 (4th/6th gen) and a budget gaming CPU is the Intel Pentium G3258. When the G3258 is paired with a Z series motherboard, it can be overclocked from 3.2Ghz to around 4.5Ghz. This doesn't mean AMD processors are not good at gaming. If your budget doesn't allow for an Intel CPU AMD's offerings can still deliver.

Ultimately, though, if you’re in the market for a new gaming computer and you are planning on buying a new system, or if you are just looking for an upgrade for your current system, and you have questions, please post them below

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Athlon X4 880K should be in tier 3 or between tier 3 and 4

RX480:
Athlon X4 880K should be in tier 3 or between tier 3 and 4

Will add tier 3.75 to the table lool!