### What?
Swaps out `deepAssertEqual` for `dequal` package. Further details and
motivation in [this
discussion](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions/12192).
### Why?
Dequal is about 100x faster in limited local testing. Dequal package
shows 3-5x speed over `deepAssertEqual` in benchmarks. Memory usage is
within acceptable levels.
### How?
Move the result of dequal to a `const` for readability. Replace the `try
{ ... } catch { ... }` with `if { ... } else { ... }` for minimum impact
and change.
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