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Minecraft is single threaded, so it can't take advantage of all of those cores. You want a CPU with the fastest single threaded performance. Here's a good reference point: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html Note that this list is about 90% accurate (allow 10% for errors).

The quick answer is no. This is a first generation quad core, with very poor single threaded performance. You need to look at Xeon E3s, the newer the better. Even a current generation Core i3 will shame that processor in Minecraft dedicated server performance.

Xeon E3s are direct equivalents of Core i5/i7 chips, except they support ECC memory and are available without the onboard graphics controller. Xeon E3 V1 = i7 2700, Xeon E3 V2 = i7 3700, Xeon E3 V3 = i7 4700 There are some exceptions, the 122X chips are i5s.

100% agreed, stick to an Intel Xeon E3 series (v1, v2, or v3). You should be able to find the V1s for around the same price as those older Dual Xeons, but will be worlds better for Minecraft.

It's physically impossible for a virtualized environment to outperform a physical environment due to the additional overhead, but you may just be seeing better drivers and better compatibility.

Easily. The V3 is faster, but only by about 10%. The V2 should be more than enough for 30 players.

It won't need a GPU. Most of the Intel desktop CPUs since the Sandy Bridge line have GPUs right on the CPU and will be more than enough to run a server.

Nice! Always great to see a host seeing problems and actually acknowledging them. They have really come a long way over the years.

They are really great if you know how to properly manage a server! How has their network been lately? I know they had issues earlier this year, but I heard they were supposed to do upgrades to resolve them. They are a great value if you need low latency on the west coast with limited DDoS...

Due to their pricing, OVH receives a crazy amount of fraud and spam. They used to have a huge issue with abuse in the past.

For such a small server an E3 or E5 won't make a difference as each server will be running in it's own instance and won't be limited to a single core.

OVH/SYS/Kimsufi is the way to go if you're looking for dedicated servers in the ultra budget range. Just be prepared as the support with those companies is minimal to none. The Kimsufi line doesn't even give you access to a help desk, just support over a forum, but it's a steal for what they offer.

Go for the Intel Xeon E3 1271 V3 instead of the 1280 V3. It's the same exact clock speed/performance at a much lower price point. The 1271 was just released as part of the Haswell refresh this month. The haswell based CPUs offer faster per-core performance. The increased amount of cores don't...

Do you know of any providers that only put 4 VPS on a Haswell CPU or any E3 CPU so that each VPS has a dedicated core?

Yes, that's what it says on paper. Most motherboards that we have tried do not allow non-ECC memory to be used with Xeon processors.

You should avoid a VPS, you are sharing CPU cores with tons of other customers and will see your performance vary greatly. Pick up a low end server through OVH/SYS/Kimsufi and you will be much happier in the long run.

@thefireislit - You mention that you want a dedicated server. Do you know how to manage a fully dedicated server? How many players do you want to host? What sort of budget are you working with? Do you need DDoS protection? PytoHost is great, they have a good amount of servers with us and are...

Thank you @obscurehero for the detailed comparison! The i7 overall ends up being cheaper actually since it uses non-ECC memory (which is cheaper than ECC, required by the E3 servers). For FTB/Minecraft, ECC is pretty much useless. Look up bit flipping for more information.

Thanks for the mention! I can answer any questions about hardware or about the i7 4790 as well. While Minecraft does use the other cores, it's mainly for plugins, the main loop (where all the load is) uses a single thread and needs the fastest per-core processor (unless you Bungee). The Intel...