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Question Faster NVMe or faster memory?

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lightingman117

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TL;DR
Which would you get and why?

14nm 6 core 10gen + slow RAM
Fast NVMe
Or
10nm 4 core 10gen fast RAM
slow NVMe

Application:
Gaming (with egpu)
Professional work/rendering (local only)
Large file transfers (not typically lots of small files)

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I'm comparing the new xps 13 7390 from Dell.

They have two systems both meet my needs, but I'm trying to get the better of the two.

Laptop hardware
Core i7-10710U
UHD graphics
16GB LPDDR3 (20GBps)
512GB NVMe [1250MBps, 70Mbps Rnd4k, 800Mbps DQ4k] [will be even faster when I upgrade to 2TB drive]
2x TB3 PCIe 4x
1x USB 3.1 (I like the extra port for my business uses)
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2-in-1 hardware:
Core i7-1065G7
Iris graphics (MX150 performance)
16GB LPDDR4X (soldered) [40GBps]
512GB NVMe (soldered) [700MBps, 40Mbps Rnd4k, 540Mbps DQ4k] [I really want/need 2TB)
2x TB3 PCIe 4x
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The 2-in-1 looks to have a better CPU and GPU - bonus! But a soldered drive - ugh. Both have upsides and downsides.

Does the 2-in-1 have any other drive sizes? Are you positive it's not replaceable? Any chance it has an open spot for another?
 
Honestly, I wouldn't get either of these for several reasons. First, the soldered issue would be a no go for me. Also, I would be hesitant at getting a 10th gen CPU in a laptop, due to all the issues they had getting the 10nm process going. Now, I might consider the 14nm hexcore if it has same performance as the 9th gen i7 mobile series. This I am not sure of, I would have to check it out.

If you were to choose between the 2, get the top one, and like you said, you could replace the NVMe drive with a nice fast one at 1 or 2 TB. Now I know dell makes some nice XPS stuff, but I would stay away from soldered stuff, and I would like to get DDR4 if possible.

Is there another model Dell XPS or competitor that you could consider?
 
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