I was using a 2018 MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i7 processor and 32 GB RAM as my daily-driving laptop at work from early 2019 until this summer when I resigned and thus turned in the laptop. I had no performance issues with the laptop at all, and I still wouldn't have an issue using it as my daily driver today.
The more pressing matter is the amount of RAM the laptop has, especially given that many laptops have soldered RAM. I have a Surface 7 Pro (released in late 2019) with a Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM that performs quite fine for Web browsing, Microsoft Office, and some programming. I don't do anything heavy-duty on my Surface Pro, though; I have more powerful machines with much more RAM for that.