I was Mint for years (Cinnamon was ahead of its time) but I’m on Kubuntu now and it’s very slick. I switched because I wanted Wayland, but I’ll be staying.

https://www.clearlinux.org/clear-linux-documentation/reference/compatible-hardware.html

Sorry about the delay.

Clear Linux was maintained by Intel and specifically tuned to Intel hardware. The speed enhancement it has over other distros is only possible on a very limited set of hardware.