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Planning to build a pc for heavy moded Minecraft server

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I am so sorry if i post this in the wrong place.

I'm planning on building a PC to host a modded Minecraft server (with GUI) that includes 50+ mods and will involve heavy automation and farming using the Create mod.

Budget:
MYR 400–550 (RMB 700–900)
After accounting for 10% tax: MYR 360–495 / RMB 630–810

Location:
Malaysia

Usage:

  • Hosting a heavily modded Minecraft server (at least 50 mods)(5+ players) via CubeCoders AMP

  • Running Discord and Windows (considering Linux if it's significantly more efficient)

  • Possibly gaming on it as well if performance allows

Proposed Build (used parts from Taobao):

  • CPU: Dual Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 (16 cores total, 3.2–3.6 GHz)

  • RAM: 4×8GB DDR4 2400MHz (32GB total)

  • GPU: R7 340X 2GB

  • PSU: Sumtax GX650 (rated 650W)

  • Other parts (case, storage, etc.) are less of a concern

Main Concern:
I understand that Minecraft server performance (especially TPS) is heavily dependent on single-core performance.
The E5-2667 v4 runs at 3.2–3.6 GHz, and I’m worried that this might not be fast enough per-core to keep TPS stable under heavy load with farms, redstone, and the Create mod in play.
I chose this dual CPU setup for the core count and value, but I’m unsure if that was the right call.

Dual because it will have 16 cores to handle all the other stuff like windows, pc and mainly chunk loading as me and my friends normally split apart and explore a lot very quickly.

Question:
Would this build be sufficient for my needs?
Will the E5-2667 v4's single-core performance be able to handle a heavily modded Minecraft server well, or should I consider another option within the same budget?
Any suggestions or alternative configurations are greatly appreciated!

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34 minutes ago, thephantom8768 said:

Dual Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4

about as wrong a choice you can go.

 

core count is useless beyond a small handful of cores for modded minecraft. there's some things that get offloaded to extra cores, but the great majority of your problem is the tick thread. in this mindset going for a dual cpu system is a complete waste.

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45 minutes ago, manikyath said:

about as wrong a choice you can go.

 

core count is useless beyond a small handful of cores for modded minecraft. there's some things that get offloaded to extra cores, but the great majority of your problem is the tick thread. in this mindset going for a dual cpu system is a complete waste.

So i need a CPU with waaaaaay higher clock speed and less cores?

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23 minutes ago, thephantom8768 said:

So i need a CPU with waaaaaay higher clock speed and less cores?

You are so focused on clock speeds that you are forgetting about the IPC (  Instructions Per Cycle ) gain of newer CPU's and increased transistor counts etc etc.

A 4Ghz CPU from 2012 is going to be absolutely demolished by 4Ghz CPU from 2025.

 

In this video they test a Ryzen 3600XT vs a 5600X, they both actually released in 2020..

If you go across more generations the improvements will be way more.

 

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38 minutes ago, thephantom8768 said:

So i need a CPU with waaaaaay higher clock speed and less cores?

I suggest that you look at Single Core CPU Benchmarks. That is likely the closest metric to Minecraft Server Performance.

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2 hours ago, manikyath said:

about as wrong a choice you can go.

 

core count is useless beyond a small handful of cores for modded minecraft. there's some things that get offloaded to extra cores, but the great majority of your problem is the tick thread. in this mindset going for a dual cpu system is a complete waste.

How many cores does it even need anyways? Cause judging by your description im assuming 4-6 cores will be completely fine for an mc server

 

Given the budget a used 5600(x) or maybe even a used 5500 if it doesnt care too much about cache would be a better option

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