Help With Game Server CPU Choice

CognizantPotato · June 1, 2020

Hi all!

I’m trying to put together a computer for as cheap as I can to host a farming simulator server and maybe a Minecraft server. I doubt that either of these servers would have more than 8 people on at one time. I’ll likely go 16 gb RAM. I’m having a tough time deciding between a Ryzen 5 3600 with a gt 710, or just a Ryzen 5 3400g.

I’m mainly just worried that I might miss the extra cores/threads on the 3600, but will it really matter with the small amount of players that will be on? I welcome any advice about which to go with!

Thanks!

svmlegacy · June 1, 2020

3 minutes ago, CognizantPotato said:

Hi all!

I’m trying to put together a computer for as cheap as I can to host a farming simulator server and maybe a Minecraft server. I doubt that either of these servers would have more than 8 people on at one time. I’ll likely go 16 gb RAM. I’m having a tough time deciding between a Ryzen 5 3600 with a gt 710, or just a Ryzen 5 3400g.

I’m mainly just worried that I might miss the extra cores/threads on the 3600, but will it really matter with the small amount of players that will be on? I welcome any advice about which to go with!

Thanks!

As far as Minecraft server goes, it really doesn't take much to run it. It's purely single-threaded in its own. Mine runs on a stock X5670 (Again, limited to a single thread of that CPU.) I suspect a 3200G would be plenty, or even a 3000G would suffice.

CognizantPotato · June 1, 2020

1 minute ago, svmlegacy said:

As far as Minecraft server goes, it really doesn't take much to run it. It's purely single-threaded in its own. Mine runs on a stock X5670 (Again, limited to a single thread of that CPU.) I suspect a 3200G would be plenty.

Thanks for the quick reply and the advice!