No, the point of a custom allocator is writing one that works with your specific requirements. A general allocator will never be more efficient than a custom o

No, the point of a custom allocator is writing one that works with your specific requirements. A general allocator will never be more efficient than a custom one designed for the specific task. It becomes just an issue of is the cost worth what the optimization buys you, and games are an area where you need every drop of speed you can get.