I'd go for the Threadripper 1950X if that is a requirement then 16 cores, 3.4 GHz, ECC support all for under $1000. Intel doesn't really have anything that meets those requirements at a reasonable price.
Money may not be an object, but choosing the first option seems a little stupid. Even rich people don't throw away money like that, because if they did, they probably wouldn't have gotten rich in the first place.