Guides, benchmarks
and patch notes
Practical writing about game server performance, hardware choices and the infrastructure behind Syrex Cloud. No fluff, no SEO filler.
Which CPU actually matters for a 200-slot FiveM server?
FiveM is not a “more cores” workload. Here is what we measured across EPYC 7502, Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 9950X with a full QBCore city.
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Why your 300-mod Minecraft pack is lagging (and what fixes it)
It is almost never the host. Nine times out of ten it is world pre-generation, chunk loading or a mod that is doing something silly on the server thread.
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Hytale hosting: what we know, and how pre-orders work
Hytale does not have public server binaries yet. Here is what a pre-order gets you, and what happens if the timeline moves again.
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DDoS protection should not be a paid add-on
Some providers charge extra for “protected IPs”. Here is why we filter every IP at the edge instead, and what it costs us.
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Choosing a location: Mumbai vs Singapore vs Frankfurt
A short, practical guide to picking the right PoP for your player base — with real ping numbers from Indian, SEA and EU players.
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VPS vs VDS: the difference is steal time
Both are virtual machines. One lets the host borrow your CPU time when it is busy, the other does not. That single difference decides which you need.
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