I have two different computers at my disposal, each of which run 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Linux. My desktop has ~3GB of RAM with a single-core 2GHz AMD 64-bit processor and a half-decent ATI graphics card. I honestly can't remember the exact specs on it and I don't know where the box is, but it's definitely better than the integrated graphics on my laptop, which also has 3GB of RAM, but has a dual-core Intel 64-bit processor, with each core at 2GHz.
The memory and core speed is the same on each system, so that won't make a difference. I would imagine that Dolphin would run faster on a 64-bit system than a 32-bit system; however, I would also imagine that Linux support is not as complete as Windows support. I know that it would run better with a decent graphics card than crappy integrated graphics, but I also know that it would run better on a dual-core than on a single core. So, my question is, which setup seems like it would get the most performance out of Dolphin:
I have to say, Dolphin's performance has already blown me away compared to my experiences with PCSX2. Currently I'm using the 32-bit Windows 7 setup and the speed is definitely good enough, but I'm hoping that with a little tweaking I might be able to get near-native performance.
The memory and core speed is the same on each system, so that won't make a difference. I would imagine that Dolphin would run faster on a 64-bit system than a 32-bit system; however, I would also imagine that Linux support is not as complete as Windows support. I know that it would run better with a decent graphics card than crappy integrated graphics, but I also know that it would run better on a dual-core than on a single core. So, my question is, which setup seems like it would get the most performance out of Dolphin:
- 32-bit Windows XP, single core, decent graphics card
- 64-bit Linux, single core, decent graphics card
- 32-bit Windows 7, dual core, crappy integrated graphics
- 64-bit Linux, dual core, crappy integrated graphics
I have to say, Dolphin's performance has already blown me away compared to my experiences with PCSX2. Currently I'm using the 32-bit Windows 7 setup and the speed is definitely good enough, but I'm hoping that with a little tweaking I might be able to get near-native performance.