It runs the game (pre-Space Age, at least) surprisingly well, usually at a stable 60FPS. The low resolution helps a lot.
Should I make a separate thread for the electric mining drill FPS issue, which wasn't present pre-2.0?

I'm experiencing the same issue. Something similar happens with electric mining drills as well - low FPS when zoomed in, high FPS when zoomed out, and the effect compounds with blueprints of drills. The issue is not present on an order version of the game. My computer isn't the beefiest, but I know ...