I bought this same model in October 2019, but it had a 5th gen i7 intel and a 256gb SSD. The newer one is outfitted perfectly to be very competitive. Do not worry that it is kind of generic to the US. It has never givin me a second of trouble. I work the heck out of it. Running two huge monitors and countless apps and browsers going all day- it never slows down or throws an error. It is really an amazing little dynamo. Don’t underestimate it due to its size. I don’t know about gaming with 16GB Ram and 512gb SSD?  Somebody else could maybe answer if that’s enough power for a graphics heavy multi-player game?  Also, if you don’t know: Windows 10 Pro rocks!  I hear 11 is all trouble right now so you’re in better PC hands with W10. I hope you order one and enjoy it as much as I have!