Server/Requirements/Server

Since Minecraft rarely uses more than one thread, consider possible waste when buying more than 2 cores. However this does not apply to mods and plugins which utilize their own threads - buy accordingly. Assume that most of the server's load will be on a single core. The main performance factor is without a doubt CPU clock speed. CPU cache sizes and RAM latency are also factors. There does not appear to be a disadvantage to using high-end desktop processors.^(verify?) It should be noted that these suggestion presume default settings in server.conf - i.e., a Draw Distance no higher than 10, and is also based on a new world; the bigger the world gets, especially if there's advanced redstone circuitry at work, the requirements - especially the RAM, or in the case of lots of redstone or mobs (in e.g. grinders), the CPU - increase significantly (to the point where a major world with several camps, redstone machinery, grinders, etcetera can easily more than double the requirements).

Used Plugins

Windows 7

• *When test plugins were added

Requirements	Players	CPU	RAM	SSD	HDD Backup	WAN Up	WAN Down	Notes
Minimum	10+	3.0+ GHz	8 GB+	120 GB empty space	500 GB backup space	10 Mbit/s	10 Mbit/s
Recommended	50+	4.0+ GHz	20 GB+	240 GB empty space	1 TB backup space	100 Mbit/s	100 Mbit/s
Optimal	100+	4.5+ GHz	30 GB+	400 GB empty space	2 TB backup space	1 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s	RAMDisks can considerably accelerate world saving/loading in a very populated server. NOTE: information is outdated. Windows 10 has been the Primary version of windows for 3 years. Use of server-side plugins can allow game to utilize up to 4 threads for superior performance. RAMdisks are dangerous because if the power is lost even momentarily, all recent data would likely be lost unless constant backups are taken.

Used mods only

Windows 7

• *During tests plugins were not used!

Requirements	Players	CPU	RAM	SSD	HDD Backup	WAN Up	WAN Down	Notes
Minimum	10+	3.0+ GHz	4 GB+	120 GB empty space	1 TB backup space	10 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Recommended	50+	3.5+ GHz	8 GB+	320 GB empty space	2 TB backup space	50 Mbit/s	200 Mbit/s
Optimal	100+	4.0+ GHz	16 GB+	560 GB empty space	10 TB backup space	1 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s	RAMDisks can considerably accelerate world saving/loading in a very populated server.