This question comes up a lot, the answer is not simple, but we can look at some general recommendation for how many plugins are needed and what most sites actually use in practice.
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Good lists of heavy plugins are available here:
https://www.freelancerstools.com/plugins-that-use-lot-of-server-resources-slow-down-site
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