Truenas or normal machine running windows to host SMB shares?

[RockSolid1106]

Currently, I have some Windows(SMB) shares on my laptop(i3-3217U, 8GB). I also have another laptop(pretty old)(Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR2). 

 

Will it be any better to install TrueNAS on the old laptop and host some Windows shares on that? Will I have better transfer speeds(or any other advantage) or am I just better off with my Win10 Laptop?

 

One thing to note for:

The Win10 Laptop has an SSD while the older one has an HDD. Either way, I am not looking for some blazing fast performance, but just seeing if I could get any performance(or any) improvement.

[leadeater]

No, SMB performance on Windows is actually better. But you won't notice a difference between either with your hardware so consider other factors like ease of administration and maintenance, TrueNAS might be a better option for those factors.

[Windows7ge]

Yeah, no. Especially on a Gigabit network link you're not going to make it go any faster that ~115MB/s.

 

If you want a pretty WebUI though and the control features that come with TrueNAS it's an option.