INTERACTIVE TOOL

Calculate how many messages per hour your PowerMTA infrastructure can handle based on server configuration, IP count, and target ISP mix. Also get server hardware recommendations.

Infrastructure Parameters

Total IPs in your sending pool
PowerMTA max-smtp-out setting per IP (Gmail HIGH reputation: 8-10)
max-msg-per-conn setting (typical: 50-200)
Time to deliver msgs-per-session messages (typical: 30-90s)
% of messages that will be deferred and retried
Affects disk I/O and network requirements

Throughput Reference

Gmail HIGH rep (8 connections)
~720 msgs/min per IP = ~1M msgs/day

Outlook (5 connections)
~450 msgs/min per IP = ~650K msgs/day

Yahoo (6 connections)
~540 msgs/min per IP = ~780K msgs/day

Mixed/average
~500K–800K msgs/IP/day warmed