Xeon versus i9 core
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I'm thinking of replacing my computer for 2022; a Dell Precision 3600 with a 6 core Xeon that I bought in 2011, which has surprised me for lasting so long over 10+ years now. In fact I'm shocked that it still works great and really does everything I need it to. But times are changing, and after this PHP project I'm working on, I have a new project to start that requires more speed and power. My friend thinks that I should save money and go with the i9 core CPU with non ECC memory. I must admit that I can get more cores (10 Core) versus a Xeon that is (8 Core) but with ECC memory. I'm trying to stick to a price point and I already think these systems are over priced. Dell Precision 5820, 32GB, 1TB NVMe, 2TB Enterprise 3.5" Drive, NVIDIA RTX4000 The i9 system would be like $2999. The Xeon system would be like $3500. I like my Xeon because I can run it all day without skipping a beat, like 12 hours straight if I need to. All the code I write works fine when I deploy it on other servers and workstations of all sorts or CPU's. And I'm skeptical on the i9 Non ECC wondering if I can get the same results. I use to be really into computer hardware and knew all the specs, but now days I just buy conservative, stable gear. Can't make up my mind on the CPU. What do you guys use for writing code, and packaging deployments.
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