Anyone have tips or advice on Maschine cpu issues?

CPU, MB and case (ASRock DeskMini X300), 64 GB RAM, 2x 1 TB Samsung SSD, Noctua low profile cooler a bit over 1000 EUR (including VAT) in September 2021. It would cost hundred, two less now...

https://www.asrock.com/nettop/AMD/DeskMini%20X300%20Series/index.asp

I assembled it myself (my first assembly), but I could get it done at e-shop for 25 EUR...

the mention of 48000 and 44100 or again 96000.

if the sample rate is set to 48000 within the Daw... but a sample being used on a pad has been recorded in 96000 then a conversion process takes place... this is added stress upon a CPU... and the micro-seconds albeit the milli seconds of conversion across the sample.. can have a delaying effect or what we hear as crackles on the output... this is tied with a time delay which is a result in some cases due to a conversion process...not always mind you...afterall if your CPU can cope with conversion and maintain the processing of audio output... then we dont hear the crackles

that said... by limiting any conversion process by setting every sample rate as the same(OS/DAW/AUDIO INTERFACE)... it takes off any unnecessary stress from the CPU... especially so if your CPU is considerably low in performance

in relation to stress on cpu vs sample rate... yes... there is a correlation between the higher your sample rate the more work the processor does