I should add information on the external drives that I use.

Working Data: Samsung 980 Pro in a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure (2TB), Samsung T7 Drives (1TB each)

For backups, I use G-Drive and Toshiba hard disk drives.

There are a good number of written and video sources on implementing VEP 7, but what I've seen about benefits is very general. What I'd like to know, given my hardware, is whether I can expect to see improved CPU and/or memory performance. If yes, how much of an improvement and what are the concrete reasons for the improvement? So far, I haven't come across clear answers to these questions.

I have a 2022 Mac Studio on order and I'm trying to figure out what performance improvement I would get, if any, by connecting a 2018 Mac mini with VEP 7 to the new computer.

I use Logic Pro and have about 1.5TB of sample libraries. I play libraries via Spitfire Player and Kontakt 6. My orchestral library is Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Pro. I also have a number of single section and piano and other single instrument libraries.

2022 Mac Studio Specs CPU: 10 cores, Memory: 64GB, Storage: 2TB

2018 Mac mini Specs CPU: 6 cores (Intel i7), Memory: 32GB, Storage: 512GB

Both computers have four Thunderbolt 3 ports and a 10Gb Ethernet port.

Connection options: I can connect the two computers with a Thunderbolt 3 cable or with a 10Gb Ethernet cable, a Thunderbolt 3 cable being the faster of the two.

I'm mostly interested in whether installing VEP 7 on the 2018 Mac mini, combined with external storage of samples, will improve CPU or RAM performance. If so, how should I set it up? I don't need VEP 7 to have samples at the ready 24/7.

Thanks