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We have some big changes on the horizon for DoRoyal, all focused on giving you a smoother, faster, and more reliable experience.
DoRoyal is moving to UnReal Servers in Kansas City, where it will get brand new hardware. For over 13 years, Joe’s Datacenter was our home. After its acquisition by Patmos and their shift toward cloud services, we decided it was the right time to take the next step.
At a Glance: Old vs. New Hardware
| Component | Old Server | New Server |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 2× E5‑2660 (16 cores / 32 threads total) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X (24 cores / 48 threads @ 3.8 GHz, newer architecture) |
| RAM | 128 GB DDR3 | 128 GB DDR4 |
| Storage – Main Drive | 1× 4 TB SSD | 1× 8 TB SSD |
| Storage – Database Drive | N/A | 1× 512 GB NVMe SSD (dedicated for databases) |
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X in the new Royal 2 setup is significantly more powerful than the dual Intel Xeon E5‑2660 CPUs in the old server.
| Spec | Old Server: 2× Intel Xeon E5‑2660 | New Server: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
|---|---|---|
| Cores / Threads | 16 cores / 32 threads total | 24 cores / 48 threads |
| Base Clock Speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge‑EP (2012 era) | Zen 2 (2019 era) |
| Per‑Core Performance (IPC) | Much lower | Significantly higher |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR4 (faster bandwidth) |
Overall performance leap:
In synthetic benchmarks, the Threadripper 3960X can score roughly 3–4× higher in multi‑core workloads and 5–6× higher in single‑core performance compared to the combined output of the older dual Xeons. That’s thanks not just to more cores and faster clocks, but also to nearly a decade of architectural improvements.
What that means in practice:
- Heavy multi‑threaded jobs, like serving many sites or running parallel tasks, will complete much faster.
- Single‑thread performance boosts will make applications like WordPress and database queries feel far snappier.
- Overall responsiveness under load will be far better, even before factoring in the faster storage and newer RAM.
Key Benefits of the Upgrade
- More cores and newer CPU architecture for better multitasking and faster processing
- Double the main SSD capacity for more storage headroom
- Dedicated NVMe SSD for databases, dramatically improving performance for sites and apps with high query loads
- Newer DDR4 RAM for improved memory bandwidth
When Is The Upgrade & Migration Happening?
We plan to do it within the coming days, on or around August 11th-15th.
