Not sure if this the correct place to post this buuut:
regarding MC Server PC hosting i'm not 100% on CPUs. I know to aim for:
High single core 3.5Ghz+ Base Clock
4+ Cores (Hyperthreading and 6+ Cores preferable)
Intel 6th Gen and newer for 2400mhz+ Memory support (I tend to focus builds on Intel/Nvidia rather than AMD... - dont dislike AMD... just know Intel and NVidia parts better tbh...)
SSD PCIE 4x4 (I know PCIE 3x4 probably sufficient but good for futureproofing ig...)
16GBs DDR4 2400mhz+ RAM (typically ill do my builds with 32GBs)
That being said there are still a fair few CPUs from Intel 6th and 7th gen which meet the above "spec requirements" but being of an older CPU generation do they release lose much else?