Why was that? Good question. On paper, at least, the i5 hews to much the same formula as its i4 and i7 EV stablemates. Like the other rollouts, the i5 launched with a rear-motor, rear-drive model ...

That's a big step-up from the other RTX 4060 Ti builds you see a little cheaper than this, such as ones with a Core i5 13400F or 14400F. Which likely won't benefit you massively for gaming ...