You should look at Quad "Q" processors rather than a low voltage "U" processor. The "U" cpus are used in business laptops where long battery life is more important than speed. The cpu used in this laptop is the wrong type.

​it has 2 cores with 4 threads. Not all i7s are quad core either so difficult to say unless you know the specifics of the i7 to compare.

I'd personally go with quad cores for games these days as multithreading isn't something all games make use of.

It's a good laptop for the price. Just don't expect it to play all the latest games beyond medium settings.

Nvidia gtx950m

Thanks for spotting that, i'll make the adjustment.

What kind of money are you talking these days for a machine that will run most games at their native resolution?