Is a 4gb RAM Minecraft server good?
Running a Minecraft server with only 4GB of RAM seems like a decently optimized setup, but what performance can you expect, exactly? In this article, we’ll dive deeper to find out if this minimalist configuration is sufficient to yield a smooth gaming experience with Minecraft.
Conclusion before we begin
Direct Answer: Yes, but…
While a bare-minimum 4gb RAM setup can suffice in many cases, a large number of players, complex world designs, or shader modification will likely lead to less-than-ideal performance due to the limited capacity to allocate resources. Proceed to learn more about your circumstances to determine if your rig will be able to hang with the demands.
What is the Right Number of RAM for a Minecraft Server?
Here we’re going to see benchmarks on different RAM values of 2GB and 3Gb with Java-based Minecraft servers:
| Total Virtual RAM | Average Users Score |
|---|---|
| 1500 MB (2.25 GB) | 1 minute in world generation |
| 3000 MB (~2.9 GB) | 2 -3 minutes in world generation 80k entities max |
| Other: 10 Gb, 16gb.. etc | Higher levels of performance |