Looking for some advice on which studio build to go with.

My use case is for work, and photography/video editing (hobby).

Without getting into too much detail work mostly involves running several VMs at a time, as well as running several IDEs. Nothing too intensive, but occasionally the VMs can tax the system.

I was thinking of going with:

  • M4 Max 16/40
  • 128 GB memory
  • 2TB SSD

At 3,689.00 USD.

Or

  • M3 Ultra 28/60
  • 96 GB memory
  • 2TB SSD

At 3,959.00 USD.

Both systems are overkill, I know, but I'm curious if the Ultra system would be significantly better for working with Lightroom/Photoshop AI options, culling through images etc. Not much of a difference in price, but I feel like the Ultra is probably the way to go between these two.