Can we gain benefit from burst compiler without using ECS?

Can we gain benefit from burst compiler without using ECS?

I've implemented the framework alternative to ECS for using on both client and server.

The approach is near but still different. I can't use fully ECS at this stage, However I can use pure ECS with others part like animation or rendering.

Question is does burst compiler will work with my part of code?
Else if not by default then how to make it work?

 

I think in your situation I'd be keen to embrace Jobs.

 

I would suggest to ask this question on Unity ECS & Jobs forum
https://forum.unity.com/forums/entity-component-system-and-c-job-system.147/

As far I understand, Burst is configured for ECS, for best performance. What more, I suppose, it won't work with classic OOP architecture. However, I may be wrong, if that only the case.
Yet, I would suggest, to give a try run burst. You will notice, or not, if does work, or there is any significant gain.

But as @hippocoder stated, Jobs will be your first line to get a gain.

 

To use burst, as far as I know, you have to use Jobs, and then the jobs become compiled by it when you strap-on an attribute. I think that's the only way to use it. So you have to use jobs but jobs don't necessarily have to use ECS whatsoever.

 

Following example is for 76k rotation entities in ECS. However, I just drop it here out of interest, where Burst is disabled / enabled for case 1 and case 2 approaches. Example shows comparing two mathematical method.

So perhaps in jobs you can get equivalent in some cases.