{"id":21700,"date":"2026-06-08T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/conan-exiles-server-requirements\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:00:56","slug":"conan-exiles-server-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/conan-exiles-server-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Conan Exiles Server Requirements: RAM, CPU &#038; Mods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Conan Exiles dedicated server simulates a big, persistent world full of NPCs, thralls, buildings and the Purge \u2014 so it needs real hardware to stay smooth. This guide covers Conan Exiles dedicated server requirements.<\/p>\n<h2>The short answer<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Setup<\/th>\n<th>RAM<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Small group (vanilla)<\/td>\n<td>6\u20138 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mid-size \/ some mods<\/td>\n<td>8\u201312 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Large \/ heavily modded<\/td>\n<td>12\u201316 GB+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Enhanced (UE5) version is more demanding than Legacy (UE4), and <strong>mods are the biggest RAM driver<\/strong> \u2014 large modlists and a populated world push memory up fast.<\/p>\n<h2>CPU drives smoothness<\/h2>\n<p>Like most survival sims, the Conan server leans on <strong>CPU single-thread speed<\/strong> \u2014 it simulates AI, thralls, the Purge and building persistence. Weak or oversold CPU shows up as lag and rubber-banding as your base count, player count and mods grow. Fast cores matter more than extra RAM for stability.<\/p>\n<h2>What drives the load<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mods<\/strong> \u2014 the biggest factor for both RAM and CPU.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Players and thralls\/pets<\/strong> \u2014 every follower is simulated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Built structures &amp; decay<\/strong> \u2014 large bases across the map add up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhanced vs Legacy<\/strong> \u2014 UE5 needs more than UE4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The managed option<\/h2>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/conan-exiles-server-hosting\">Conan Exiles server hosting<\/a> runs on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X cores with guaranteed RAM \u2014 the single-thread speed Conan needs \u2014 for both Enhanced (UE5) and Legacy (UE4), sized from a small group to a heavily-modded community. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-conan-exiles-dedicated-server\/\">server setup guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How much RAM does a Conan Exiles server need?<\/h3>\n<p>6\u20138 GB for a small vanilla group, 8\u201312 GB mid-size, and 12\u201316 GB+ for large or heavily-modded servers. Enhanced (UE5) needs more than Legacy (UE4).<\/p>\n<h3>Is a Conan Exiles server CPU or RAM heavy?<\/h3>\n<p>CPU \u2014 single-thread speed drives smoothness (AI, thralls, Purge, persistence). RAM scales with mods and world size.<\/p>\n<h3>What causes Conan Exiles server lag?<\/h3>\n<p>Usually heavy mods, a weak\/oversold CPU, or a huge built world with many thralls and structures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conan Exiles dedicated server requirements \u2014 RAM by size, why it&#8217;s CPU-bound, Enhanced (UE5) vs Legacy (UE4), and what drives the load.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conan-exiles-server-docs"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conan Exiles Server Requirements: RAM, CPU &amp; 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