What render & simulation distance should I use?

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Hi,

I’m running a small Minecraft Java server and I’m a bit confused about the difference between render distance and simulation distance, and what values I should actually use.

My setup:

• CPU: Ryzen 9 7950X3D (hosted)
• Server allocation: only 2 CPU threads / 2 vCores
• Players: ~5–6 active players
• World: pre-generated with Chunky (10,000 block radius)
• Plugins: Chunky, Voxy, ViaVersion, ViaBackwards
• Survival server (vanilla+), mostly exploring and building

My questions:

1. What is the real difference between render distance and simulation distance in terms of server performance?
2. What render distance would you recommend for a server like this?
3. What simulation distance would make sense to keep TPS stable while still having good gameplay?

I understand render distance affects how far players can see, but I’m not fully sure how much simulation distance impacts CPU compared to it.

Would something like:

• Render: 32
• Simulation: 32

make sense?

Any explanations or real-world recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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