Lots of it depends on the MTA (general opinion is that postfix seems to be the fastest), connectivity, and list settings (personalized email will take much longer). Check out the FAQ for performance, and as Adam mentioned, the list archives)
FWIW, before you change hardware, have you looked at which resources are constrained? Also, if it's a dedicated server, why are you using cpanel?
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