Core 9 or Xeon or Threadripper go……

I am pricing out a new workstation for my lab, but still kinda new and this is a first for me. I am working off the last examiners decision. I am trying to be frugal but also after a year doing this I realize how important just a few minutes a day saves me so I would choose a faster unit if possible.

What are you all using right now or would use for 2025/2026.

Currently have:

Dual Xeon 5220. (Dell Workstation)

128 GB Ram, several SSD and HDD in the system. RTX 5000 GPU. I have a Tableau Ultra-bay installed in the unit. My current storage is a Synology NAS and a QNAP.