[mceachen]

A ~2017 i7 is only 4% slower than a ~2019 i7:

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8700-vs-...

[mcdevilkiller]

Userbenchmark is not a good site to use. Although it is typically the first search result, most hardware subreddits have banned it or issued notices on how biased or even false their content is (eg. An i3 considered better than a Ryzen 9 3900x).

[mceachen]

Thanks for the heads-up, TIL.