Should I buy a PC with Intel Optane drive acceleration?

Ruth wants to replace her old desktop PC and is trying to decide between one with an SSD and one with an Optane accelerator

I'm looking to replace my eight-year-old desktop PC. Other things being equal, should I go for an AMD processor with a 128GB SSD or an Intel PC with 8GB of memory, a 1TB HDD and Optane? A comparison of processor performance shows very little difference, and the two options have very similar prices.

I typically run a browser with multiple tabs, Acrobat Reader with large pdf files, one or more of the Microsoft Office suite, plus the proprietary software for my business. I don't do high-end graphics processing or gaming, but would your advice be different if I did? Ruth

The difference between the two PCs boils down to how much storage you need and the performance of the Optane accelerator in the Intel-based machine.