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It's not that bad. For the most part, it would still be a viable machine these days, though weaker than it used to be. Computers haven't changed quite as much as they used to, compared to the period leading into the 2010s.
My desktop is still a 4th gen intel. You're not going to get bleeding-edge performance or efficiency out of it, but it's hardly a slug. If anything, I'd argue it to more likely be the majority of computers. People don't upgrade that often, especially if the computer works fine and doesn't lag horribly.