Its small size and the lack of software flexibility doesn't allow most modern computers to reach their performance limits.
Since chemical rockets already operate near 90% of their theoretical performance limits and have since the 1960s, this sad situation will not change.
Perry-what you are demanding from the ship's computer brain is beyond its potential performance limit.
The difference between current performance and the theoretical performance limit is the performance improvement zone.
But traditional modems do seem to be reaching their performance limits.
These may have flexible performance limits associated with the outcome of a specific event.
Each stage of the process of power generation has a maximum performance limit which is identified as ideal.
Resistors can fail open or short, alongside their value changing under environmental conditions and outside performance limits.
The ship was nowhere close to its performance limits.
Sending a lot of power to the wheels that steer makes for twitchy handling and lower performance limits.