chas and Ron ... Excellent advice ... There are often 'transparent' programs running in the background that will cause latency problems when mixing different parts ...
Funny I have never had latency problems with Mixcraft pro 8...once you set up priorities in the DAW your good to go for recording etc...that said I have 3 laptops for musical performance already that have never been online at all...and two powerhouse Desktops too, but they need updates to new specs hence a New PC.
https://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/mixcraft-pro-studio.htmlHappy New Year