linux gaming

I am in the process of selecting a CPU for a PC intended for gaming, and some Machine Learning. I have found the CPU Benchmarks of tom's hardware, which have been done with Windows 10/11. I would like to know if these are results can be roughly translated to a Linux system, i.e. to make sure...

This is probably the dumbest question you've seen on here in a while but I haven't had to install a native linux program from a disc before since all my old disc games are for windows and use wine/proton. Obviously with windows it's just about finding the executable but what am I even looking...

Ahh... game development. Long work hours (crunch), the grueling frustration of debugging, layoffs, abusive work environment, etc. I majored in computer science, and I took a class on game development. Extreme errors, programs not working right, and tons of other stress factors plagued my mind...