{"id":310,"date":"2025-04-18T17:04:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=310"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:56:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:56:39","slug":"cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"CPU Performance in Dedicated Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Ryzen-Threadripper.jpg\" alt=\"cpu performance - ryzen threadripper\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Ryzen-Threadripper.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Ryzen-Threadripper-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Ryzen-Threadripper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Ryzen-Threadripper-148x148.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Ryzen-Threadripper-296x296.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Ryzen-Threadripper-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/strong>If you\u2019ve ever searched the Internet for the best deals on dedicated servers, one particular specification that is almost always noted is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpubenchmark.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CPU performance<\/a>, along with the amount of the RAM and the size of the storage drive. In contrast to shared web hosting or a VPS account, CPU\u2019s on dedicated servers can be customized to best fit your specific hosting requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Most of us know that a CPU is the central processing unit of a server. It\u2019s responsible for interpreting and executing instructions and processing data. The faster you can clock data through a CPU, the better the performance of your server, but that\u2019s just scratching the surface.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/#Heres_what_you_need_to_know_when_comparing_processors_for_dedicated_servers\" >Here\u2019s what you need to know when comparing processors for dedicated servers.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/#Newer_servers_like_those_at_ProlimeHost_have_multi-core_multi-threaded_processors\" >Newer servers like those at ProlimeHost have multi-core, multi-threaded processors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/#To_compare_benchmarks_of_specific_processors\" >To compare benchmarks of specific processors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/#When_researching_dedicated_server_performance_specs_look_at_more_than_just_the_CPU\" >When researching dedicated server performance specs, look at more than just the CPU<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpu-performance-in-dedicated-servers\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_what_you_need_to_know_when_comparing_processors_for_dedicated_servers\"><\/span>Here\u2019s what you need to know when comparing processors for dedicated servers.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Clock speed is a measurement in hertz of how fast a processor works, or executes instructions, the faster the better.<\/li>\n<li>Chip architecture is equally important because different designs allow processors to execute instructions at the same time (simultaneously). Differences in CPU\u2019s are its number of cores, how it threads instructions and so on.<\/li>\n<li>Cache memory plays an important role as well. Essentially, the more cache memory a CPU has, the more it reduces the time needed to pull data from the server\u2019s main memory. Frequently used data is stored or cached on the processor, thus increasing the overall performance of the server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Newer_servers_like_those_at_ProlimeHost_have_multi-core_multi-threaded_processors\"><\/span>Newer servers like those at ProlimeHost have multi-core, multi-threaded processors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Even if you find an older processor with a faster clock speed, newer processors will always outperform them because they\u2019re capable of running more tasks at the same time and do those more efficiently. When you see a spec that says a CPU has four cores, it doesn\u2019t automatically mean that it will process instructions at four times the speed of a single core processor, rather that it won\u2019t stall out if a single core is fully utilized.<\/p>\n<p>As newer generations of processors are developed, we\u2019re seeing latency reduced as well as improvements in chip architecture that increase both capacity of performance and speed.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_compare_benchmarks_of_specific_processors\"><\/span>To compare benchmarks of specific processors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One of the best online resources for performance comparisons of specific processors is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpubenchmark.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.cpubenchmark.net<\/a>. Over 600,000 processors have been benchmarked on this site. From their site, \u201cCPU Benchmark results (\u201cBaselines\u201d) were gathered from users\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.passmark.com\/baselines\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">submissions to the PassMark web site<\/a> as well as from internal testing. Performance Test conducts eight different tests and then averages the results together to determine the CPU Mark rating for a system.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_researching_dedicated_server_performance_specs_look_at_more_than_just_the_CPU\"><\/span>When researching dedicated server performance specs, look at more than just the CPU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to match CPU clock speeds with the server\u2019s bus speed. It\u2019s like saying my car may be able to race along at 80mph comfortably, but if it\u2019s stuck in a bus lane where the maximum speed limit is 50mph, that would cause bottlenecks.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/unnamed-e1408122780935.jpg\" alt=\"ProlimeHost Cheap Dedicated Servers\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>&nbsp;all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>&nbsp;and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For everything from gaming servers to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\"><\/span>ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Procuring an Asia optimized server improves the connection speed and quality between the server and the users in Asia or China. This can reduce latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth issues that can affect the performance and reliability of the server and the applications hosted on it. For more information, please call 1-877-477-9454 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve ever searched the Internet for the best deals on dedicated servers, one particular specification that is&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[207,199,120,123,160,43,24,107,113,198,139,106,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tutorials-tips","8":"tag-ai-servers","9":"tag-amd-servers","10":"tag-asia-optimized","11":"tag-china-optimized","12":"tag-cpu-performance","13":"tag-dedicated-server","14":"tag-dedicated-servers","15":"tag-dedicated-servers-usa","16":"tag-gaming-servers","17":"tag-gpu-servers","18":"tag-prolimehost","19":"tag-virtual-private-servers","20":"tag-vps","21":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}