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Optimizing CPU Core Affinity & RAM for Palworld Dedicated Servers

Sanjay
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Key Takeaways & Summary

Max out Palworld server tick rates by configuring CPU thread affinity and system memory garbage collection.

Optimizing CPU Core Affinity & RAM for Palworld Dedicated Servers

Palworld dedicated server binaries rely heavily on single-thread performance for physics, Pal AI pathfinding, and player sync loops.

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CPU Affinity Allocation

By default, the Windows scheduler distributes thread processes dynamically across all available CPU cores. For high-population game servers, context switching introduces micro-stutters.

Setting Affinity in PSM

  • Navigate to Performance Settings in PSM.
  • Select your CPU's highest clock speed physical cores (avoiding E-cores on Intel 12th+ Gen).
  • Click Apply Affinity Rule.
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  • 1-4 Players: 12 GB RAM
  • 4-16 Players: 16 GB to 24 GB RAM
  • 16-32 Players: 32 GB RAM minimum
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