Game Servers

Pick your game to size a dedicated server: RAM, CPU, storage and bandwidth for any player count, vanilla or modded.

• Minecraft: Java Edition RAM-light but single-thread-bound: fast CPU clock beats core count.
• Valheim Single-core-bound; 8GB RAM runs a full 10-player vanilla world. Clock speed > cores.
• Palworld 16GB RAM + a fast 4-core CPU; plan around its memory leak, not core count.
• Rust Rust is RAM-hungry and single-thread-bound: map size drives memory more than player count.
• ARK: Survival Ascended UE5 means heavy RAM (12+ GB per map) and a fast single-thread CPU; plan 16-32 GB.
• Satisfactory RAM scales with factory size, not players; single-thread CPU is king.
• Project Zomboid CPU-bound survival server: ~2GB base + 0.5GB/player, fast cores, SSD for B42.
• Enshrouded Plan an Enshrouded dedicated server: ~6GB RAM, high-clock CPU, 16-player cap.
• V Rising CPU-bound vampire survival server: fast single-core beats many cores; 8-16 GB RAM for most groups.
• 7 Days to Die Single-thread CPU-bound; 8 GB min, ~12 GB for 8 players, NVMe storage, fast clock over cores.
• Terraria Vanilla runs on 1-2 GB; tModLoader (Calamity/Thorium) needs 4-6 GB. Single-thread CPU-bound.
• Counter-Strike 2 CS2 servers are CPU-clock-bound and light on RAM: 2-4 fast cores beats big core counts.
• Garry's Mod Source-engine sandbox — single-thread CPU bound; light vanilla, RAM-hungry when modded.
• Sons of the Forest Plan RAM, CPU and storage for an 8-player Sons of the Forest dedicated server.
• Conan Exiles Plan RAM, CPU and storage for a Conan Exiles Enhanced (UE5) dedicated server.
• Core Keeper Plan a Core Keeper dedicated server: RAM, CPU, storage and bandwidth by player count.
• DayZ Plan RAM, CPU, storage and bandwidth for a vanilla or modded DayZ server.
• Don't Starve Together Plan RAM, CPU and storage for a Don't Starve Together server with caves.
• Factorio Factorio server specs: factory/map size and single-thread CPU matter most, not players.
• Squad Plan RAM, CPU and bandwidth for a Squad dedicated server up to 100 players.
• The Forest Plan a The Forest dedicated server: RAM, CPU and bandwidth for 2-8 players.
• Unturned Plan RAM, CPU and storage for a vanilla or workshop-modded Unturned 3 server.