[0.5.0c] (Stack Filter) Update on inserter > belt > inserter performance

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• 02 Jul
  Terawatt311

  Commenting for visibility, as this is problematic in the endgame with enough blue cores

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• 2 days ago
  stefanda

  Stack inserter performance 400/min
  55.5% of the expected 720/min
  
  To get from 400/min to 720/min, increase actual performance x 1.8
  Start a custom game with adjustable values increased to the nearest achievable values
  
  Default stack size: 12 x 1.8 = 22
  Result: 508/min
  Default cycles/min: 60 x 1.8 = 110
  Result: 540/min
  
  Tooltip shows 1320/min as max speed in both custom modes

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  yesterday
  stefanda

  Some further tests:
  
  400/min for a single stack inserter on an MK III belt would suggest that 2 stack inserters with a theoretical performance of 800/min combined saturates the belt, which states 720/min.
  That's not the case.
  I used the setup shown in the screenshot. Merged belt starts make sure that both inserters can drop their items onto the belt at any given time.
  Again, I let the setup run for 5 minutes.
  
  The quantities for each container were
  First 1831
  Second 765
  Third 755
  
  Interestingly, the third inserter also was able to collect items from the belt, even though only two inserters placed them there.
  
  A total of 3351, 670/min

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  yesterday
  stefanda

  Next I kept the destination setup and placed 8 outgoing inserters to the origin container, one for each slot (total overkill). They all placed their items onto the same belt, no merger this time.
  
  After 5 minutes the results were
  First 1998
  Second 681
  Third 819
  Fourth -
  
  A total of 3498, 697/min
  It appears like it's impossible to saturate MK III belts
  
  Interestingly, all origin inserters had less than 12 items (stack size) after the test finished.
  
  1, 2, 3 were able to unload their items repeatedly
  4 6
  5 4
  6 10
  7 8
  8 11

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