Maybe something changed very recently, but as far as I know Minecraft really doesn't make efficient use of multiple cores. Almost all game logic happens on a single thread, so getting fewer, more powerful cores would be a much better way to reduce lag.

There are alternate Minecraft servers, some make better use of cores than others. Perhaps your parent commenter is using one of those.

FYI discussion 3-ish weeks ago related to Atom C2000 family[1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13585048

How do they make a profit with €8.99mo, even with €20 setup, and make a profit?

especially when they include guaranteed unmetered 1Gbit/sec and unmetered traffic?

I think perhaps the "Scaleway" brand name is less about what their users can do with their products, and more about what their business model is.

As for their hardware, I believe they have designed all of the physical servers themselves, so they'll contain nothing they don't need. https://www.scaleway.com/features/hardware/

1. Buy hardware in bulk 2. Offer incentive for quarterly/yearly subscription 3. Over provision network