The Benchmarks dataset at 6.30 MB with 4,808 bytes per row is well-suited for single-node deployment; distributed infrastructure would introduce unnecessary coordination overhead. Row density indicates moderate compression potential—typical columnar compression could reduce footprint by 40–60%, worth implementing if query patterns favor analytical access over transactional throughput. At current scale, this dataset remains far below practical thresholds for distributed systems (which typically justify themselves above 100+ GB); prioritize optimization through indexing and compression before considering infrastructure expansion.