How Much CPU is Optimal for Pure NAS use? (2.5G network)

[Marc_G2]

I plan to upgrade most of my stuff to 2.5 gigabit in the next few months.  My server cpu is currently a dual-core i3-6100.  That's so low spec, I'm wondering if it will (or currently is) slowing down any kind user or backend NAS functions like parity calculations.  Or that it might slow down my network transfer speeds on certain kinds of SSD storage pools.  

 

Thoughts on this?  

 

I'm currently upgrading another gaming desktop.  So I have to choose between selling the old hardware or using it to upgrade my server.

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by Marc_G2

[JorgeB]

1 hour ago, Marc_G2 said:

a dual-core i3-6100

Should be fine, Samba is single thread, single core performance if more important than having many but slower cores, that CPU should still be fine for that.