At the end of the day, that means the Surface Studio 2 has the performance of a laptop — albeit, a very high-end and powerful laptop. But it's still not as powerful as full desktop chips in Intel's 7th, 8th, or 9th-generation Core i7 lineup. With that in mind, it might not satiate certain professionals who demand desktop-level performance from full desktop chips rather than laptop chips.
I suspect that the Surface Studio's base, where the processor resides, is too sleek and compact to properly cool a full-size desktop chip. Had the Surface Studio been given a larger base, it might have been able to support a full-size desktop chip's heat. But then again, a larger base would compromise the Surface Studio 2's sleek and compact design.
To be fair, the Surface Studio 2 and its laptop chip will deliver enough power for many professionals and their workloads. It's just that professionals can get a computer with a newer and more powerful full desktop chip, including a graphics card, monitor, mouse, and keyboard, for about the same price, or even less than the Surface Studio 2.
PC gamers might look at the Surface Studio 2's specs and think it's suited for high-end gaming, but the Surface Studio alone isn't really designed for that, either. I tried playing some games on the Surface Studio 2, and while games ran fine, the odd 3:2 display is too square for a gaming experience, which is designed for wider screens.
Gamers can attach their own monitors to the Surface Studio 2 for a better gaming experience, but at that point they might as well buy or build a PC that's likely less expensive than the Surface Studio 2.