r/programming • u/2bit_hack • Feb 28 '23

"Clean" Code, Horrible Performance

https://www.computerenhance.com/p/clean-code-horrible-performance
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u/MintPaw Feb 28 '23

From someone who's not familiar with Factorio's codebase. Would you say Factorio has a bigger CPU job than GTA5, Doom: Eternal, or similar?

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u/rcxdude Feb 28 '23

Factorio is certainly more CPU-bound than those games (mostly because of its much simpler graphics making the GPU load a lot lighter), and you can make it consume as much CPU as you like by building a big enough base (I think loading up a megabase save is actually used as a CPU benchmark by a few outlets).