Faster CPU necessary for multitasking?

I need a new macbook, primarily for photo editing and mild video editing on a portable, fairly powerful machine. I've gone for this configuration
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I have one dilemma though, I do a lot of multitasking, particularly working with presentations, having lots of safari tabs open, keynote, pages and even gimp/photoshop running in the background for editing graphics. I used to have a late 2012 macbook with the nvidia 650m GPU, quad core 2.4Ghz processor 8GB ram.
But after spilling coffee all over that machine, I realised it was way to bulky and heavy for carrying around. So I thought the current configuration would be enough, until a noticed the 13' was only dual core, which means limitations to multitasking, but is it necessary for me to max out the configuration for CPUs on the 13' with 16Gb ram?

I would get the extra ram. RAM is cheap and you said that you like to like to have all your apps needed open and running. The CPU is pretty much the center of everything in a computer. You can get the fastest processor in the world, but if you choke it by not having enough RAM or a slow HD the processor will not be as efficient. So a slower processor with more RAM and a faster HD will perform better. Having a well-rounded machine will always give better results than trying to skimp on other major components.
Computers are not much different than cars. You can buy a car with the most powerful engine in the world, then skimp on the transmission you end up with having an inefficient setup. So you end up with a car with the most powerful engine in the world, but not the fastest.
RAM not used is wasted RAM? - Yes it is, but it's variable. You may not need it some days but other days you do. By adding more RAM you get more consistent performance. This guy is working on presentations and probably deadlines, which can lead to a great deal of stress. Not having enough RAM on a day he really needs it could increase his stress level even further. Adding more RAM could actually be a healthy option as well.

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    cpu (driver not attached)
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    cpu (driver not attached)
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