Recommended specs is for when you don't want to compromise in gaming experience even a 1%. CPUs are recommended for faster opening and loading and saving and network operations.
Also they recommend desktop cpus not the laptop ones.
A strong dGPU is very necessary. Even Strongest iGPU can't run any of the modern games fluently. And intel don't have tech in laptop where both iGPU and dGPU are used simultaneously. For games you need dGPU. otherwise intel would have ruled the gaming industry today not the nVIDIA and ATI amd.
Are you sure the recommended are laptop CPUs? Game publishers recommend desktop CPUs not the laptop ones. hardcore gamers prefer desktop instead of laptop. I am sure 5th gen iGPU cannot run any of the games you mentioned on its own. They need a powerful gpu
Even if both iGPU and weak dGPU used simultaneously somehow, their performance is still going to be low compared to dCPU. For gaming CPU matters only 20% max. Also 5th gen intel CPU are highly overpriced in laptops. They are low voltage dual cores. They are not worth it. Even a 2nd gen i7 is...
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