Our Server Specs
Our Server Specs
Here's the hardware and software behind every server we host, and why we run DDR4 rather than DDR5.
At a glance
| Spec | What you get |
|---|---|
| Base Clock | 3.8GHz all core |
| Boost Clock | 4.5GHz |
| Memory | DDR4 |
| Storage | SSD |
| DDoS Protection | OVHcloud 1.3 Tb/s |
| Backups | Local on every plan, off-site as an add-on |
| Software | Made by us |
| Location | Sydney |
| Uptime Target | 99.9% each month, under our terms of service |
Processor
A processor's base clock is the speed it's built to hold with every core busy. On our servers that's a minimum of 3.8GHz. Its boost clock is the fastest it can go, usually with only one or a few cores working at once, and ours maxes out at 4.5GHz.
For most game servers, the speed of each core matters more than how many cores there are. A game server does the bulk of its work on one thread, or a handful, so how quickly a core gets through it sets the pace for everyone playing.
vCores
Your plan sets how many vCores your server can use, and bigger plans come with more.
| Plan size | vCores |
|---|---|
| 1GB to 3GB | 2 |
| 4GB to 8GB | 3 |
| 10GB to 14GB | 4 |
| 16GB | 5 |
More vCores means more work can happen at once. It doesn't make each core any faster, and that speed is the same on every plan.
A server set up before we brought these sizes in keeps the 4 vCores it started with.
You can add extra vCores to any plan, at checkout or from the My Plan card in your control panel. A server can have up to 8 vCores in total. Like the vCores your plan comes with, they raise how much CPU your server can use at once.
Memory
Your server runs everything out of RAM. The game itself, the world, every player and every mod all take a share, which makes your plan's RAM the biggest single factor in how much your server can load. Run short and the server either stalls while it frees up space or crashes, depending on the game. Players feel the first as lag and the second as everyone getting kicked. Your plan's RAM is how much memory your server can use.
Why DDR4 and not DDR5
We launched MCHosts in 2026, which turned out to be the year memory prices took off. AI runs on graphics processors that need a lot of memory, and the three biggest memory makers are now focusing their factories on the type those processors use. Our provider, OVHcloud, says DDR5 now costs six times as much as it did a year ago.
DDR4 servers have gone up in price too, just not by as much. On DDR5, our plans would cost about five times what they do today.
Does DDR4 slow your server down?
For most game servers, it makes little difference. A game server leans on how fast each core runs and how much memory it has, and the generation of that memory comes well behind both. DDR5's biggest gains show up in work like video encoding, where huge amounts of data move at once.
If your server starts to lag, look at what's installed on it, how many players are on and whether the plan has enough memory. Each of those makes a bigger difference than the type of memory.
DDoS protection
A DDoS attack floods your server with junk traffic to knock it offline. Every server sits behind OVHcloud's anti-DDoS protection, which watches traffic around the clock and starts filtering within seconds of spotting an attack. OVHcloud's network has stopped attacks as large as 1.3 Tb/s.
Backups
Every plan includes local backups, kept on a backup drive in the same data centre so they don't use your server's storage. Off-site backups are a paid add-on, kept in Google Cloud Storage in Australia, so a copy survives even if a drive fails.
Software
We made our own software to run MCHosts, and started designing it in 2022. That includes the control panel, which isn't Pterodactyl, Multicraft or any other panel you can download or buy. It also covers the systems that set up your server, run it, connect your players and back it up. When something's missing or broken, we fix it instead of waiting on someone else's update.
Every game we host uses the same panel. Each server runs in its own container, with its files and settings kept apart from everyone else's.
Want to see how your game runs here? Every new server comes with a 7 day money back guarantee, and plans for every game we host are at mchosts.com.au/games.
