— People will say that it is "poor at gaming", but this may be due to unrealistic expectations with modern games. Or those relying on the pitiful iGPU and expecting discrete GPU performance like a neanderthal. As a Broadwell-U mobile i5 with only 2c/4t, it was never intended to be a gaming CPU but this also it didn't make it the absolute worst. When paired with something as slow as even a 2GB GT 940M, it is still capable enough to play games from the PS3/360 era at 720p-1080p mixed settings. Basically making it a portable console, but with the added bonus of also being a PC. Source: Me. I used to own the Acer Aspire model with said configuration + 8GB RAM & 1TB HDD, and played games like COD WAW, BO1, Dead Space, Borderlands 2, Fallout 3 & NV, and most of the time it was better than the performance on console. Even with no SSD whatsoever. While it may be disappointing to those who have held onto an older laptop with this aged CPU, it is not inherently terrible. It can do more than simply browse the internet or create a Word document. Hopefully this actual detailed response can overtake the heavily biased comment with horrible grammar that's the first thing the entire internet sees during any comparison between this CPU and another one.

— Decent performance, very similar to the older desktop i5-6400 but scaled down to 45w since it's a mobile CPU. The 3.1Ghz all-core turbo may be it's weak spot, however, it's relatively good single core performance & IPC makes it still capable of handling (most) games. Overall desktop performance for browsing, media playback, etc, is perfectly fine. It appears to struggle more when paired with a mobile 1060 or higher, leaving the best choices for a laptop configuration being a 1050 / 1050 Ti. It's immediate successor, the i5-8300h, offers hyper-threading and a substantially higher turbo frequency, making it even better than the i7-7700hq from the same generation as this chip. The only way to justify getting a laptop with this cpu in 2022 would be if it's very cheap (used/refurbished), otherwise those interested in a more "long term" solution would be advised to opt for an 8th gen or newer mobile i5. It is now 5 years old, and for those who currently have one and are seeking to upgrade, newer 11th or 12th gen based machines will offer plentiful uplift for the money. Older parts like this are mainly just for those on a very tight budget, or only want a modest laptop that can be used as a HTPC/previous gen console alternative.