Minecraft Server Hardware
Enterprise-grade infrastructure built exclusively for Minecraft performance
AMD EPYC 4565P
Fastest average single-thread of any major host- Cores/Threads:16 Cores / 32 Threads
- Base Clock:4.3 GHz
- Boost Clock:Up to 5.7 GHz
- L3 Cache:64 MB
- Architecture:Zen 5 (2025)
- TDP:170W
Minecraft runs your whole world on a single CPU core — so one fast core, not a pile of slow ones, is where smoothness actually comes from. Ours posts the fastest average single-core rating of any major host, which means more players, more mods and more redstone before your server ever starts to lag. Server-grade AMD EPYC, built to run flat-out 24/7 without throttling at peak hours — not the consumer Ryzen chips budget hosts squeeze onto.
DDR5 ECC RAM
Catches errors before they corrupt your world- Type:DDR5 ECC (Unbuffered)
- Speed:Up to 5600 MT/s
- Per Node:128+ GB
- Platform Max:192 GB (4 DIMMs)
- Channels:Dual-Channel
True server-grade side-band ECC — a dedicated extra chip plus the EPYC memory controller guard the whole memory path, correct errors, and report a failing stick before it can corrupt a chunk or a save. That is a real step beyond the basic on-die ECC every DDR5 stick has, which only fixes errors inside the chip and never even tells your server. See how the two compare below.
NVMe Gen4 Storage
New areas load instantly, no save-lag- Interface:PCIe Gen4 x4
- Read Speed:7,000 MB/s
- Write Speed:5,500 MB/s
- IOPS:1,000,000+
New areas load the instant your players explore them, and saving your world never causes a lag spike. Our Gen4 NVMe drives read at around 7,000 MB/s — fresh chunks stream in with no wait, and autosaves happen quietly in the background instead of freezing everyone for a moment like slower disks do.
Redundant Network
Never fully knocked offline- Download:1 Gbps (1000 Mbps)
- Upload:1 Gbps (1000 Mbps)
- Latency:Low across US East
- Connectivity:Redundant (dual-path)
- Failover:Automatic
Two independent internet connections with automatic failover — if one path ever drops, traffic switches to the other so your server is never fully knocked offline. A full gigabit up and down keeps gameplay smooth even with a full lobby of players and heavy modpacks loading in.
DDoS Protection
Attackers can't knock you offline- Provider:OVH
- Capacity:Enterprise-grade
- Mitigation:Automatic
- Latency Impact:Near-zero
A "DDoS attack" is when someone floods your server with junk traffic to force it offline — it happens to popular Minecraft servers all the time. Every plan sits behind OVH's enterprise protection, always on and fully automatic, so an angry player can't take your community down. Nothing to set up, and you won't feel it in your ping.
Backup Infrastructure
A bad update is one restore away- On-Site:Dedicated NAS
- Off-Site:BackBlaze B2 Cloud
- Frequency:Daily automatic
- Retention:7+ days
Your worlds are backed up automatically every day, in two places at once — a local drive for near-instant restores and off-site cloud storage for true disaster recovery. A bad update or a griefed build is one restore away from undone, so your builds are always safe.
Not all “ECC” is equal
Nearly every DDR5 stick now claims “ECC” — but there are two very different kinds, and only one protects a world that stays online for weeks.
Why we run AMD EPYC server chips, not desktop CPUs: true side-band ECC only exists on a server platform. It is the same fast Zen 5 silicon as a top desktop Ryzen — the edge isn’t raw speed, it’s real error-correcting memory plus hardware built to run flat-out 24/7. That’s reliability a desktop board simply can’t give you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers to the things buyers ask us most.
What CPU does MineXHost use?
MineXHost runs every server on the AMD EPYC 4565P, a 16-core Zen 5 server chip whose 4,734 PassMark single-thread score is the fastest average single-thread rating of any major Minecraft host, and single-thread speed is exactly what keeps a Minecraft world smooth as players, mods and redstone pile on.
Do I need ECC RAM for a Minecraft server?
You do not strictly need ECC RAM, but on a server that stays online for weeks it is what stops a random bit-flip from silently corrupting a chunk or a save. MineXHost runs true server-grade ECC that detects and corrects memory errors across the whole memory path, and flags a failing stick before it damages your world.
What is the difference between true server ECC and regular DDR5 memory?
Regular DDR5 only has on-die ECC, which fixes errors inside a single chip and never reports them, so your system cannot see a stick going bad. MineXHost uses true side-band ECC: a dedicated extra chip and server memory controller that check the entire memory path and flag a failing module before it corrupts data.
How fast is MineXHost's storage?
MineXHost stores every world on PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSDs that read at around 7,000 MB/s, so newly explored chunks stream in instantly and autosaves happen in the background instead of freezing your players. It is the fastest storage class available, which removes the disk I/O lag that slower SATA drives cause on busy servers.
Does MineXHost include DDoS protection?
Yes, every MineXHost plan sits behind OVH enterprise DDoS protection at no extra cost, always on and fully automatic. A DDoS attack floods your server with junk traffic to force it offline, and this filtering absorbs it at the network level so an angry player cannot knock your community down. There is nothing to configure.
Is MineXHost good for modpacks?
Yes, MineXHost is built specifically for modpacks: every server runs MineXEngine, our own launcher that auto-installs any of 15,000+ packs from CurseForge, Modrinth and FTB on any loader, tunes Java and memory to match, and automatically restarts itself if the pack ever crashes.