A:AnswerThis MBP has 8 cores and it's good at keeping up with me, running containers, local services, and sometimes I play CIV6 on it. Good machine, glad I bought it.
A:AnswerThis computer does not come with a CD/DVD drive, not sure if you can add it as an option while purchasing it. The Mac Pro has 4 type C ports if you are interested in buying an external drive.