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Windows (9x Kernel)

User Grade

Win 95

  • Theoretically Minecraft should not be able to run on Windows 95.
  • Java 5 (v1.5) is not supported on Win 95 systems.
  • Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
Requirements Players CPU RAM HDD WAN Notes
Minimum 2-4 Intel Pentium 2 300 MHz or AMD K5-Based CPUs
and better
256 MB 1GB empty space 1Mbps Upload, ~0.5Mbps Download
Acceptable 4-8 Intel Pentium 3 700 MHz or AMD K6-Based CPUs
and better
512 MB 2GB empty space 2Mbps Upload, 1Mbps Download

Win 98/ME

  • Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
Requirements Players CPU RAM HDD WAN Notes
Minimum 4-8 Intel Pentium 3 800 MHz or AMD K6-Based CPUs
and better
1GB 2GB empty space
(5GB if you are doing frequent backups)
2Mbps Upload, 1Mbps Download
Recommended 8-20 Intel Pentium 3 1.2 GHz or AMD K6-Based CPUs
and better
2GB 15GB empty space 6Mbps Upload, 3Mbps Download

Windows (NT Kernel)

User Grade

Win NT/2K/XP

  • Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
Requirements Players CPU RAM HDD WAN Notes
Minimum 6-10 Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+
and better
1GB 2GB empty space
(5GB if you are doing frequent backups)
3Mbps Upload, 2Mbps Download (Minecraft Servers can barely,
but still run on a 1Mbps Upload connection.)
Acceptable 10-18 Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs
and better
2GB 10GB empty space 6Mbps Upload, 3Mbps Download
Recommended 18-24 Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs
and better
2GB 18GB empty space 8Mbps Upload, 4Mbps Download
Good 24-45 Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs
and better
4GB 25GB empty space 14Mbps Upload, 7Mbps Download
Optimal 45+ Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs
and better
8GB 35GB empty space 30Mbps Upload, 15Mbps Download A SSD is preferably recommended for a populated server.

Win Vista/7

  • Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
Requirements Players CPU RAM HDD WAN Notes
Minimum 6-18 Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs
and better
2GB 10GB empty space 6Mbps Upload, 3Mbps Download
Recommended 18-24 Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs
and better
3GB 18GB empty space 8Mbps Upload, 4Mbps Download
Good 24-45 Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs
and better
4GB 25GB empty space 14Mbps Upload, 7Mbps Download
Optimal 45+ Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs
and better
8GB 35GB empty space 30Mbps Upload, 15Mbps Download A SSD is preferably recommended for a populated server.

Server Grade

Win 2003

  • Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
Requirements Players CPU RAM HDD WAN Notes
Minimum 6-10 Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+
and better
1GB 2GB empty space
(5GB if you are doing frequent backups)
3Mbps Upload, 2Mbps Download (Minecraft Servers can barely,
but still run on a 1Mbps Upload connection.)
Recommended 10-24 Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs
and better
2GB 18GB empty space 8Mbps Upload, 4Mbps Download
Optimal 45+ Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs
and better
6GB 35GB empty space 30Mbps Upload, 15Mbps Download A SSD is preferably recommended for a populated server.

Win 2008

  • Note that these requirements are for the server only you will need to allocate more resources to the OS!
Requirements Players CPU RAM HDD WAN Notes
Minimum 6-10 Intel Core-Based CPUs or AMD K8-Based CPUs
and better
2GB 2GB empty space
(5GB if you are doing frequent backups)
3Mbps Upload, 2Mbps Download (Minecraft Servers can barely,
but still run on a 1Mbps Upload connection.)
Recommended 10-24 Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs
and better
3GB 18GB empty space 8Mbps Upload, 4Mbps Download
Optimal 45+ Intel Nehalem-Based CPUs or AMD K10-Based CPUs
and better
8GB 35GB empty space 30Mbps Upload, 15Mbps Download A SSD is preferably recommended for a populated server.

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