With the Z7 I realized I'll probably have to upgrade my computer sooner than later. One criteria that I came up with is Thunderbolt 3 because I need a much larger drive than my current mix of internal SSDs with about 4 TB total. Obviously it has to be fast. I have a backup Synology in the network that is ok for now. What Thunderbolt 3 DAS is yet to be decided.
I'd like to stay with Windows for various reasons.
So when I look for Thunderbolt support I see it's still lacking, after several years.
The laptops have it but most will not give a large boost in speed over my current processor, a i7-4790. With the new i9 in a Dell XPS laptop I will get up to 20% in single core and up to 45% in multicore, decent but not that great.
Moving to a Dell XPS desktop I'll get up to 33% in single core and 85% in multicore for about the same price. Problem is the TB3 support comes with an added card, I don't particularly trust this option considering what is available.
So going to my preferred option, build your own. I did this for the last 20+ years. Problem is there are very few motherboards that support TB3 without issues. I see Puget Systems use a Gigabyte X299 but the LGA2066 is a little older and slightly limited in what processors I can put in. I can get maybe a 7820x, if I find it.
Any ideas regarding these options, or others?
Thanks
PS. the laptop will give about 50% more speed for video card while the desktops, XPS or DIY, will give 200-250% more.