50mhz is meant to be a ruff estimate not the final word. Its a good estimate to start with
You know what? No. It's not. And for so many reasons, it's not even worth typing them out. The exponential increase in CPU load with each additional player. The variation in Hz between different CPU families (e.g. 2.08GHz AthlonXP == 2.8GHz+ P4). Constant mix of idle player slots. 3rd party mods and plugins. Anti-cheat choices. Upgrades causing more and more CPU-intensive sessions. Kernel type and size as well as other services running on the box. Etc.
Saying things like "You need 50MHz per player" is dumb and you should feel bad for saying it.
So i say again with that set up you may be able to get up to 6 12man servers running well if you do it right.
There are so many mean things I want to say...
-- Eric (the Deacon remix)
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