[rifung]

Not sure why you're being downvoted for asking a question..

I care about CPU performance for compiling large projects. If I ever end up having time outside of work, I would like to try my hand at GHC development. I have made an attempt at it in the past and builds could take hours on my 2011 MBP.

I don't use an IDE by choice but back when I had to use Android Studio, I definitely would have appreciated a faster CPU as well. I'm not sure if this is still an issue.

Even if you aren't doing anything CPU intensive, I think it's nice to know just because you want to know what you're paying for.