javascript - setInterval vs while(true) with delay

Task is to log and increase a variable i = 0 both on initial call and every further second.

Common approach is to use setInterval

const interval = () => {
  let i = 0;
  console.log(i++);


  setInterval(() => {
    console.log(i++);
  }, 1000);
};

interval();

More exotic way would be to use async infinite loop:

Lets assume we have a delay function

const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));

Then we can utilize it in while(true) loop

const loop = async () => {
  let i = 0;

  while (true) {
    console.log(i++);
    await delay(1000);
  }
};

loop();

I would really like to know which way is more preferable and why. Thank you.