[WheelsAtLarge]

OP here, my thing was that I would get an i7 in case I need to run a once-in-while resource-hogging app but you have a point there's no need to waste the watts if I don't have to. Also, not being able to run Win11 will mostly kill my future ability to run most of those types of apps. It's something to think about.

[vel0city]

FWIW, you might also look into including i5's in your search. Often the only difference between an i5 and an i7 of the same generation is Hyperthreading support.