For those of you who don’t know me, I’ve been working on GameCube emulation with another project. Being that GCN emulation is severely CPU-limited (and specifically the project I am working on, where I’m trying to achieve fullspeed with an interpreter), I’ve decided it’s about time to update my dated development rig to something that can scream.
So I’ve gotten most of my components decided, but I think my hardest decision is 3570k vs. 3770k. I’ll almost certainly be overclocking to try and achieve fullspeed, but probably not using HT for emulation. I’m wondering if any other slight advantage I would get with the i7 would be worth the $100 extra in price (that I would otherwise put to beefing up the video card).
Would any 3570k or 3770k owners give me feedback on performance results for Dolphin?
If you’re especially interested in helping me / my project out, I would MUCH appreciate 3570k/3770k owners benching my emulator which you can download here (4mb). A good benchmark game is Wind Waker. I’m looking specifically for FPS on the opening "Nintendo" logo, the opening sky, and the full island in view. If you don’t have time/care to do that for me, I’d also be interested in the same benchmark with Dolphin. Bonus points for stock benchmarks vs. overclocking.
I would say if I could get even 10% performance increase with 3770k over 3570k (with overclocking into consideration), I would justify the expense.
Cheers.
So I’ve gotten most of my components decided, but I think my hardest decision is 3570k vs. 3770k. I’ll almost certainly be overclocking to try and achieve fullspeed, but probably not using HT for emulation. I’m wondering if any other slight advantage I would get with the i7 would be worth the $100 extra in price (that I would otherwise put to beefing up the video card).
Would any 3570k or 3770k owners give me feedback on performance results for Dolphin?
If you’re especially interested in helping me / my project out, I would MUCH appreciate 3570k/3770k owners benching my emulator which you can download here (4mb). A good benchmark game is Wind Waker. I’m looking specifically for FPS on the opening "Nintendo" logo, the opening sky, and the full island in view. If you don’t have time/care to do that for me, I’d also be interested in the same benchmark with Dolphin. Bonus points for stock benchmarks vs. overclocking.
I would say if I could get even 10% performance increase with 3770k over 3570k (with overclocking into consideration), I would justify the expense.
Cheers.