README.md

Factorio-Benchmark-Python

Installing the script

Install psutil https://psutil.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#install-1

pip install psutil

Place files:

• benchmark.py
• template_for_benchmark.py
• template_for_benchmark.zip

next to factorio.exe

To check, run the script "template_for_benchmark.py"

Usage:

1. Open the file "template_for_benchmark.py" in the editor.
2. Save the file with a different name.
3. Select saves for the benchmark:

replace the lines

saves.append( 'template_for_benchmark' )
#saves.append( '' )

with

saves.append( 'Test_fluids\\test_3k_100tiles_pipes_1000x' )
saves.append( 'Test_fluids\\test_3k_100tiles_pumps_1000x' )
saves.append( 'Test_fluids\\test_3k_100tiles_belts_1000x' )

4. Set ticks and runs

ticks = 1000
runs = 5

5. Set the verbose and cpus parameters

#benchmark( saves, ticks, runs, benchmark_verbose, cpus = [0], mod_directory = "" )
benchmark( saves, ticks, runs, False, [2,4,8,10,0] )
benchmark( saves, ticks, runs, True )

cpus - Allows you to limit the number of cores for factorio.exe

• [0] -> factorio.exe - uses all cores
• [2,4,0] -> 3 benchmarks will be made: 2 core limit, 4 core limit and no core limit

6. Save and run the script. The benchmark result will be saved to the file "test_results.txt".