Also benchmark performance hardly matters for people buying laptops like this. It just has to be fast enough and not lag when running a handful of apps and have

Also benchmark performance hardly matters for people buying laptops like this. It just has to be fast enough and not lag when running a handful of apps and have decent battery life (which presumably is the case here) Even you're fooled. The A18 Pro is 50% faster in ST and maintains the ST while being fanless. The Intel chip will throttle almost immediately. The difference in efficiency is 3-4x.