Why does the calculator recommend EPYC over Ryzen 9 for most setups?

AMD EPYC 7C13's 256 MB L3 cache makes it genuinely outperform higher-clocked Ryzens on cache-bound workloads — Minecraft chunk loading, Rust entity caching, ARK vanilla maps. Premium Ryzen 9 5950X is worth the upgrade only when the workload is genuinely single-thread bound: heavy Forge/Fabric modpacks, FiveM at scale, or 7DTD horde nights with many players. For most vanilla or light-plugin servers, EPYC is the better choice — cheaper per GB, always in stock, and faster in practice.

What DDoS protection do GBNodes servers include?

Every GBNodes plan ships with three-layer DDoS protection: (1) Cloudflare Magic Transit upstream with 260 Tbps network capacity — GBNodes is the only Indian game-server host with Magic Transit, meaning attack traffic is filtered before it ever touches our network; (2) GBSHIELD, our ASN-level (AS135682) Layer 3/4 mitigation that keeps your server online during attacks instead of blackholing the IP like competitors do; and (3) a dedicated Anti-DDoS proxy for additional Layer 7 game-protocol filtering. Customers running Indian Minecraft networks and FiveM RP servers have stayed online through every booter attack we've logged in the past 12 months.

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Q: How much RAM does a Rust server need?

Vanilla: 8 GB for 50 slots, 12 GB for 100. Modded (Oxide + Raidable Bases + Magic Loot + NPC mods): 16 GB for 100 slots, 24+ GB for 200 slots. Rust scales with entity count more than player count — bases with thousands of building parts eat RAM regardless of slot fill.

Q: How much RAM does an ARK server need?

ARK is famously RAM-hungry. 20-slot vanilla: 8 GB. 50-slot PvE on Ragnarok: 16 GB. Modded clusters (S+, Primal Fear, Dino Overhaul X): 24-32 GB at 50-70 slots.

Pick a game, set your player count, and get an instant plan recommendation. Only in-stock plans. Real GBNodes pricing. Snaps to real plan sizes — never 7 or 23 GB.

Minecraft 20 player slots Vanilla

1 · Pick your game

2 · Player slots

3 · Server intensity

4 · Network mode

BungeeCord / Velocity network

Lobby + shards behind a proxy. Adds ~40% RAM for proxy + shard overhead.

CPU tier stock — Minecraft

Standard · AMD EPYC 7C13 In stock

Performance · AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Out of stock

Premium · AMD Ryzen 9 5950X In stock

Your recommended plan

Standard · 8 GB

In stock

8GBDDR4 RAM

Processor

AMD EPYC 7C13

3.7 GHz · 256 MB L3

Storage & protection

Fast NVMe

Standard DDoS

Why AMD EPYC 7C13?

AMD EPYC 7C13 with 256 MB L3 cache is genuinely the best chip for chunk-heavy workloads like Minecraft, Rust, and ARK. Always in stock, lower price per GB, and outperforms higher-clocked Ryzens on cache-bound workloads.

Monthly price (INR)

₹1,200/mo

8 GB × ₹150/GB

Triple-layer DDoS protection

India-exclusive

Cloudflare Magic Transit · 260 Tbps — only Indian host with MT upstream. Nothing reaches your server.

GBSHIELD — ASN-level (AS135682) Layer 3/4 mitigation, never blackholes your IP.

Anti-DDoS Proxy — additional Layer 7 filtering for game protocols.

NVMe SSD storage

Unmetered bandwidth

30-second instant deploy

Pterodactyl control panel

Deploy Standard · 8 GB

Compare plan sizes

Same CPU tier (AMD EPYC 7C13), different RAM amounts.

Lite

6 GB

₹900/mo

Tight fit — fine if you don't expect peak loads

Recommended

8 GB

₹1,200/mo

Balanced for your config with comfortable headroom

Pro

12 GB

₹1,800/mo

Room to grow — handles peak spikes + future mods

Upgrade in the panel is one click — no rebuild, no downtime.

How the calculator works

The calculator pulls real plan data from each game's pricing page — including stock status. If your ideal CPU tier (say Ryzen 7 5800X) is temporarily out of stock, the recommendation automatically jumps to the next best in-stock option (typically Ryzen 9 5950X or EPYC 7C13) and shows you why.

RAM recommendations are snapped to real plan sizes — you'll never see 7 GB or 23 GB suggested. The ladder for each game matches what's actually orderable at checkout.

Pricing is INR per month, matching the actual plans on each game's pricing page exactly. Click the deploy button to jump straight to the matching plan card.

Frequently asked questions

How much RAM do I need for a Minecraft server?

Vanilla: 2 GB up to 5 players, 4 GB for 10-15, 6-8 GB for 25-30, 16 GB for 50-80 players. Modded servers need 1.5-2x more RAM. BungeeCord/Velocity networks add another ~40% for proxy + shard overhead.

How much RAM does a Rust server need?

Vanilla: 8 GB for 50 slots, 12 GB for 100. Modded (Oxide, Raidable Bases, Magic Loot): 16 GB for 100, 24+ GB for 200. Rust scales with entity count — large bases eat memory regardless of slots filled.

How much RAM does an ARK server need?

ARK is RAM-hungry. 20-slot vanilla: 8 GB. 50-slot PvE: 16 GB. Modded clusters (S+, Primal Fear, Dino Overhaul X): 24-32 GB at 50-70 slots. Dinos count more than players.

Why does the calculator only show some CPUs?

We only recommend in-stock plans. If your ideal CPU tier (e.g. Ryzen 7 5800X) is temporarily out of stock, the calculator automatically suggests the next best in-stock option (typically Ryzen 9 5950X or EPYC 7C13) and explains the swap. You're never sent to a plan you can't actually buy today.

Why is EPYC recommended more than Ryzen 9?

EPYC 7C13's 256 MB L3 cache outperforms higher-clocked Ryzens on cache-bound workloads — chunk loading, entity caching, vanilla maps. Premium Ryzen 9 5950X is worth the upgrade only when the workload is single-thread bound: heavy Forge/Fabric modpacks, FiveM at scale, horde nights. For most servers, EPYC is genuinely the better chip — and cheaper.

What DDoS protection do GBNodes plans include?

Three layers on every plan. (1) Cloudflare Magic Transit upstream — 260 Tbps capacity, and GBNodes is the only Indian game-server host with MT. (2) GBSHIELD — our ASN-level mitigation (AS135682) that keeps your server online during attacks instead of blackholing the IP like competitors. (3) Anti-DDoS proxy for additional Layer 7 game-protocol filtering. Combined, this stack has kept every customer online through every booter attack logged in the past 12 months.

Is this calculator accurate?

It's a starting point based on real GBNodes data across 6,500+ servers. Real RAM use depends on mod load, world size, view distance, and active plugins. Upgrade in the panel any time — no rebuild required.

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