Yes I7 would be best, but the i3 in this one is pretty fast. And with the optane memory helps it run everything really well........ but only if I step down the resolution to 1280x720 for 3D stuff. Full HD not great for games etc.....
I can run Zombi at 1280x720 perfectly.
ATOM RPG runs well at that resolution too.
35MM also runs OK.
Game Guru runs well too if just for testing, full well stuffed levels tend to crash out, not sure why...... memory i guess.
Aftershock Quad Core AMD FM2+ 3.5 GHz 8GB Motherboard and Processor, A7700k apu, Asus GT970 STRIX 4gb Nvidia gfx card.
King Korg Synth, Alesis SR18 Drum Machine, Akai MPX8 sample player, Roland Fantom XA Synth, Axus Digital AXK2 Digital Drum Kit, Novation Ultranova Synth, Waldorf Blofeld Synth, Roland D05 Synth Module, Bluedio Victory V Headphones, AKG K141 Studio Headphones, Lenovo Ideapad, with Windows 10 64bit, 8Gb Ram and AMD A10 7th Gen Graphics. Acer Swift i3 Laptop with Intel Optane memory, Intel 620UHD GPU, Windows 10 64bit.