This is the task manager on my dedicated server. Nothing but the server and a few chrome tabs are running. 16 cores, 32 threads all working hard. I'm testing a modpack I made with 200ish mods, but the big mods that are using all this horsepower are C2ME and Distant Horizons. I captured this while flying with an elytra full speed loading new chunks in a brand new world.
I never thought that I could use up most of a 7950X running one Minecraft server. When I was looking at hardware needed to run a Minecraft server most people recommended a lower tier CPU like 4 or 6 cores. 8 Cores even seems overkill to most people to recommend for a server.
Here's your proof that you might want really good CPU depending on what you're trying to do. Even a 7950X might struggle if you had more more than one person flying around.
by BatmanTheClacker
3 Comments
Anything that lets you break off the main thread like DH does means you can utilize more CPU. But without really invasive mods like that, you’re pretty much stuck with 2-4 threads of parallelism in most cases. Chunk loading is pretty much the only thing that can thread out wide. That’s where the recommendations come from. I usually allocate 4 logical cores to my servers and it’s rare to see more than 2 of the threads max out.
This has nothing to do with mods. Chunk generation in vanilla can also fully utilize my 7950X if I fly fast enough.
> This is the task manager on my dedicated server. Nothing but the server and a few chrome tabs are running.
What are you doing with Chrome on a dedicated server?
You’re using Windows on a dedicated server ?