*Disclaimer: Data in this article is generated by Ryzen 9 7950x equipped nodes. Please note that not all servers utilize this CPU and that results vary between each server*
Budget
We believe that our budget Minecraft plans are perfect for those who looking for a small to medium servers that don't require the quality or performance that premium hosting provides. This is perfect for you and some friends to kick back and have a great time playing Minecraft. We do not advise building a modded server here because budget servers use cheaper processors with lower clock speeds.
FOR YOU IF:
- You want a vanilla-like Minecraft experience with friends.
- You only need a few quality-of-life plugins.
- A high-performance server is not top priority.
Premium
If you're looking to build a medium to large high-performance server we recommend premium hosting. These plans are especially advised if you're looking to build a modded server or require many plugins. At the end of the day premium hosting is a coverall option if you want the best experience and would like to keep server lag to an absolute minimum.
FOR YOU IF:
- You need a modded server.
- You want to build a large Minecraft community.
- You are looking for the best possible server performance.
- Data redundancy is a must.
Performance:
Testing indicates up to a whopping 132% difference in performance between budget and premium server hosting. We've been collecting and comparing results using the Stress plugin, which captures chunk generation, chunk loading, and mass entity load times. Check out our results below.
NOTE: The third set of testing for chunk generation and chunk loading was conducted in the Nether. Because of this, performance on both servers will be better than the first two tests because there is less to render in the Nether. If you were wondering why the third set of numbers were so low, this is why.
Testing Parameters:
For testing, we used MI5B for budget and MI6 as our most recent premium node featuring the AMD Ryzen 7950x. We allocated 3GB of RAM for both servers with a 150% CPU limit. After generating world on the budget server, we copied all the world data over to premium to create an identical testing environment. Both servers were freshly installed and only had the Stress plugin added.
Test #1 - Chunk Generation
Commands:
/stress test=chunkgen world=world rx=1000 rz=-1000
/stress test=chunkgen world=world rx=100 rz=-100
/stress test=chunkgen world=world_nether rx=1000 rz=-1000
Budget generated chunks in 125.69, 105.88, 48.49 seconds respectively.
Premium generated chunks in 44.05, 35.59, 16.30 seconds respectively.
Performance gains of 96.19%, 99.37%, 99.36% (98.30% average)
Test #2 - Chunk Loading
Commands:
/stress test=chunkload world=world rx=1000 rz=-1000
/stress test=chunkload world=world rx=100 rz=-100
/stress test=chunkload world=world_nether rx=1000 rz=-1000
Budget loaded chunks in 8146.42ms, 7266.89ms, 2815.36ms respectively.
Premium loaded chunks in 2998.99ms, 1474.78ms, 941.69ms respectively.
Performance gains of 92.36%, 132.51%, 99.74% (108.20% average)
Test #3 - Entity Spawning
Commands:
/stress test=entity entity=villager duration=10 range=10 amount=1000
/stress test=entity entity=zombie duration=10 range=10 amount=1000
/stress test=entity entity=pig duration=10 range=10 amount=1000
Budget TPS during spawns: 5.14TPS, 16.70TPS, 18.68TPS respectively.
Premium TPS during spawns: 18.74TPS, 20TPS, 20TPS respectively.
Performance gains of 113.90%, 17.98%, 6.82% (46.23% average)
Have any questions about our plans? Feel free to submit a support ticket here and we'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
