I wanted a fairly cheap laptop, so I went for a fast one with only 2 cores. Super cheap.
I can't believe how long I have to wait for some things to start! The speed is meaningless when you have to wait so long for a process to even start!
My slower clocked 12-core Mac that I use for recording music runs like melted butter. Smooth and delicious! It is way the heck faster even though it is also way older than this craptop!