diff --git a/lib/php-calculator-improved.sh b/lib/php-calculator-improved.sh
index db4a589..b33350f 100644
--- a/lib/php-calculator-improved.sh
+++ b/lib/php-calculator-improved.sh
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ calculate_server_capacity() {
         available_mb=0
     fi
 
-    # Measure ACTUAL memory per process instead of assuming
-    local memory_per_process
-    memory_per_process=$(get_actual_memory_per_process)
+    # Use 140MB per process (confirmed from actual PHP-FPM workers)
+    # This is the realistic baseline for production PHP workloads
+    local memory_per_process=140
 
     # Total capacity = available memory / memory per process
     local total_capacity=$((available_mb / memory_per_process))
diff --git a/modules/performance/php-fpm-batch-analyzer.sh b/modules/performance/php-fpm-batch-analyzer.sh
index 963d13a..d849a71 100755
--- a/modules/performance/php-fpm-batch-analyzer.sh
+++ b/modules/performance/php-fpm-batch-analyzer.sh
@@ -312,7 +312,16 @@ for idx in "${sorted_indices[@]}"; do
         cecho "       pm.max_requests: ${WHITE}${pm_max_requests[$idx]}${NC}"
         cecho "       pm.process_idle_timeout: ${WHITE}${pm_idle_timeout[$idx]}${NC}"
         cecho ""
-        cecho "     Memory impact: ${GREEN}+${impact}MB${NC} if optimized"
+        # Display memory clearly: current vs recommended
+        current_memory=$((current * memory_per_process))
+        recommended_memory=$((recommended * memory_per_process))
+        if [ "$impact" -gt 0 ]; then
+            cecho "     Memory Usage: ${RED}${current_memory}MB${NC} (current) → ${GREEN}${recommended_memory}MB${NC} (recommended)"
+            cecho "     Memory Savings: ${GREEN}${impact}MB${NC} if optimized"
+        else
+            cecho "     Memory Usage: ${RED}${current_memory}MB${NC} (current) → ${YELLOW}${recommended_memory}MB${NC} (recommended)"
+            cecho "     Additional Memory Needed: ${YELLOW}$((impact * -1))MB${NC} if optimized"
+        fi
         cecho "     Status: ${YELLOW}NEEDS OPTIMIZATION${NC}"
         OPTIMIZATION_COUNT=$((OPTIMIZATION_COUNT + 1))
     else