TechTom's Hardware27m ago
WoW: Forever launch used 70,480 CPU cores and 251 terabytes of RAM
TL;DRWoW: Forever's launch ran on massive server infrastructure with 70K CPU cores and 251TB RAM.
Why it matters: Shows the extreme computational scale needed to handle millions of concurrent MMO players smoothly.
Inside the astonishing hardware behind World of Warcraft: Forever. 251TB of RAM and 70K cores kept millions of players online without a hitch.
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