8 Best CPUs for Cities Skylines 2 (August 2026) Top Reviews

I built my first 500,000-citizen city in Cities Skylines 2 with an 8-core Ryzen 7, and the simulation nearly ground to a halt. That experience sent our team down a rabbit hole. Cities Skylines 2 is the rare modern game where your GPU can sit mostly idle while your CPU burns. Every citizen AI decision,…