If you can afford 4096-bit certs, or you need them, then you should use them. However, on my laptop, I can only handle 34 connections/second/core with a 4096-bi

If you can afford 4096-bit certs, or you need them, then you should use them. However, on my laptop, I can only handle 34 connections/second/core with a 4096-bit cert. Such performance is likely to be unacceptable for many uses.