# Amount of instances

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/amount-of-instances/15505>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [February 28, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/amount-of-instances/15505 "2020-02-28T21:08:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sirevanac](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/sirevanac/32/480_2.png) [@Sirevanac](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Sirevanac)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/amount-of-instances/15505/1 "2020-02-28T21:08:10Z")

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Hi! I’ve been wondering about how much one can abuse about the number of instances made and reproducing at the same time. Is there a limit or cap where it starts to hinder the performance of PC or consoles?

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**Author:** ![cameron-fmod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/cameron-fmod/32/261_2.png) [@cameron-fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/cameron-fmod)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/amount-of-instances/15505/2 "2020-03-09T23:23:42Z")

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Our docs contain some information on performance, per platform, eg: [https://fmod.com/resources/documentation-api?version=2.0&page=platforms-windows.html#settings](https://fmod.com/resources/documentation-api?version=2.0&page=platforms-windows.html#settings)

The number of instances you are able to use depend on a lot of factors. The main thing being the complexity of the events. You can use the [Studio Profiler](https://fmod.com/resources/documentation-studio?version=2.0&page=profiling.html) to get an idea of how much CPU your game and events are using.