Bought a windows "gaming" (i hate this category, makes no sense at all...) recently and I agree with the statement of weird and non-sense design in it. What is

Bought a windows "gaming" (i hate this category, makes no sense at all...) recently and I agree with the statement of weird and non-sense design in it. What is the purpose of putting inside some powerful components if you can't even enjoy the max speed when unplugged? Are "gaming" laptops the new desktops?