The Processor Model is Crucial for Your Game Server's Quality

The Processor Model is Crucial for Your Game Server's Quality

This news aims to explain the type of processors we use at VeryGames and why it's really, really important for your game server.

How does a game server use the processor?

💻 As you know, a game server is software running on a computer (a physical "server"). This software uses resources such as the processor, memory, and storage, just like a game does on your own computer.

🛠️ The role of the processor: A processor consists of "cores", which work like "workers". The more cores a processor has, the more tasks it can handle simultaneously.

🚨 The catch: Most game server software rarely makes full use of multiple cores because they aren’t designed for it (in other words, they are often not fully multi-threaded).

Our Philosophy at VeryGames

We prioritize processors with:

  • ✅A limited number of cores
  • ✅Extremely powerful cores
⚡ Unlike some hosting providers that favor processors with many cores but lower core performance (to host more game servers per machine), we never compromise on the quality of your gaming experience.

Which processor model does VeryGames use, and how can you assess core performance?

On our new platform (🌐 www.verygames.com), we have chosen the AMD EPYC 4244P processor.

📣 Full Transparency: We clearly display the processor model in our offers, unlike many hosting providers who keep this information hidden. It's like buying a car without knowing what's under the hood!

💪The 4244P comes with 6 extremely powerful cores.

But how can you evaluate the power of these cores, you ask?

👉Here's how:

  1. Visit🌐 www.cpubenchmark.net.
  2. Look up a processor model.
  3. Divide its CPU Mark (e.g., 27,478 for the 4244P) by the number of cores (6).
  4. Result: 4,579 for our processor.
📊 Here's a comparison of per-core performance across various hosting providers, based on the hardware they use:
VeryGamesAMD EPYC 4244P
4,579
ApexAMD Ryzen 7 5800X
3,479
ApexAMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,259
FragnetIntel Xeon E-2288G
2,181
ApexIntel Xeon E-2288G
2,181
GportalIntel Xeon E-2288G
2,181
NitradoIntel Xeon E-2288G
2,181
ApexIntel Xeon Gold 6348
1,852
NitradoIntel Xeon Gold 6348
1,852
GportalIntel Xeon Gold 6254
1,751
GportalIntel Xeon Platinum 8268
1,437
4netplayersAMD EPYC 7773X
1,429
NitradoIntel Xeon Gold 6240R
1,390
Gamed.deIntel Core2 Quad Q9650
620
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000

The type of hardware used by each hosting provider was verified on FS25 servers rented in January 2025.

As you can see, the differences are significant, explaining the exceptional performance of our game servers. 🚀

What about processor frequency and single-thread rating?

Frequency: A less critical factor today.

Nowadays, the frequency of a processor, including turbo frequency, is less decisive.

🔸 Why? A processor with lower frequency can outperform one with higher frequency due to:
  • 🛠️Optimized architecture
  • 📦Larger caches
  • ⚡Superior overall design
👉The only truly reliable factor is the application-based test: CPU Mark index from🌐 cpubenchmark.net

❓And the single-thread rating?

This index measures single-thread performance, i.e., the power of a single core, under specific conditions:

  • All other processor cores are idle.
  • Only the tested core executes calculations to fully leverage turbo frequency.
⚠️ Problem: In real-world scenarios, other cores are never completely idle since your game server won't be the only software running on an entire machine.

Conclusion: Average core power is key

It's much more relevant to rely on the average core power under full processor load, and the differences between processors can be enormous, as shown in the graph above. 📈