
Perhaps the most obvious quality the best gaming laptops share is portability. Gaming on the road, or simply away from a desk, can be a joy on a machine that's lighter, but no less powerful, than the best gaming PCs on the market today. Our roundup of the best gaming laptops showcases the most desirable models out there, with Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 topping the list – packing an RTX 4090 GPU under the hood, and complemented by up to 32GB of RAM, and an 13th Gen Intel Core processors (HX Series).
But, whether you're running a high-end machine like that, or even if you're working with hardware a little less impressive, getting the most out of your CPU is paramount to performance. From the most simple to the most sophisticated, here are five ways to get the most out of your gaming laptop CPU.