Anthem is demanding, so you'll need a great CPU

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[Golfdriver97]

Here are the recommended specs for Anthem: https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/buy/pc-system-requirements

I was able to play Anthem on my i5 6400. I don't recall any frame drops. Going by the specs (I have all of those covered by my PC), it would seem like Anthem is more dependant on RAM/VRAM than anything else.