I presently have an old Dell T3500 workstation with an Intel W3670 6 core cpu. I am considering upgrading.
I have available a 6 year old Lenovo D30 workstation with dual Intel E5-2670 v2 10 core cpu and Nvidia K2000 card, 128 SSD, 1T HD, for under $400.
Also available is a new HP Pavilion TG01-2260xt Intel Core i5-11400, 256GB SSD+500GB HDD, 8GB RAM WifiBT with on cpu graphics, at under $500.
The PassMark scores for the dual E5-2670 v2 are 1574 and 19,870 ... turbo mode estimate would be 2100 and 24,000. PassMark scores for the single i5 11400 are 3047 and 17,146 ... turbo mode estimate would be 5000 and 22,000.
My dilemma ... although I have a general understanding of tech, I am not savvy about the relative long-term value of an old high-end Lenovo workstation compared to a new HP consumer product.
I run some multi-thread rendering occasionally on a hobby level only. I am mostly concerned about equipment reliability and power.
Help, your insights please !!!
I have available a 6 year old Lenovo D30 workstation with dual Intel E5-2670 v2 10 core cpu and Nvidia K2000 card, 128 SSD, 1T HD, for under $400.
Also available is a new HP Pavilion TG01-2260xt Intel Core i5-11400, 256GB SSD+500GB HDD, 8GB RAM WifiBT with on cpu graphics, at under $500.
The PassMark scores for the dual E5-2670 v2 are 1574 and 19,870 ... turbo mode estimate would be 2100 and 24,000. PassMark scores for the single i5 11400 are 3047 and 17,146 ... turbo mode estimate would be 5000 and 22,000.
My dilemma ... although I have a general understanding of tech, I am not savvy about the relative long-term value of an old high-end Lenovo workstation compared to a new HP consumer product.
I run some multi-thread rendering occasionally on a hobby level only. I am mostly concerned about equipment reliability and power.
Help, your insights please !!!