AMD A8-4500M slower than Athlon X2 for Dolphin Emulation?

[cameronlee11]

Hey. First post here, but long time user.

I have been trying to set up Dolphin Emu 3.5 x64 on my new laptop. Windows 8 x64, AMD A8-4500M 1.9GHz (Turbo up to 2.9GHz) Quadcore, 6GB of RAM, and AMD 7640G Graphics.
Yes, I know the A8 is not a true quadcore, that's not the issue.
The issue is that I can't even get 40FPS on this modern CPU+GPU. The game I am trying to play is super simple, Animal Crossing (GC). My dual-core Athlon X2 with Integrated AMD 4250 can get 60FPS no problem with this game. Heck, even my old laptop with an Intel I3 with crappy graphics can get 60FPS.

Is there something I'm missing in optimizing Dolphin? Or rather, my new laptop in general? Because I am not happy with the performance this is giving me. PCSX2 works perfect for Final Fantasy X, I get a solid 60FPS.

Thank you for reading, I look forward to hearing your responses.

[Starscream]

(02-26-2013, 03:21 PM)cameronlee11 Wrote: I have been trying to set up Dolphin Emu 3.5 x64 on my new laptop. Windows 8 x64, AMD A8-4500M 1.9GHz (Turbo up to 2.9GHz) Quadcore, 6GB of RAM, and AMD 7640G Graphics.

How have you been trying to set it up? What are your settings?

(02-26-2013, 03:21 PM)cameronlee11 Wrote: The issue is that I can't even get 40FPS on this modern CPU+GPU.

A CPU being new (modern) doesn't automatically mean that it will be good. That's what you're implying when you call it "modern".

(02-26-2013, 03:21 PM)cameronlee11 Wrote: The game I am trying to play is super simple, Animal Crossing (GC).

How did you come to the conclusion that it's "super simple"? Are you familiar with how it's emulated?

(02-26-2013, 03:21 PM)cameronlee11 Wrote: My dual-core Athlon X2 with Integrated AMD 4250 can get 60FPS no problem with this game.

Mentioning that some other PC runs the game "no problem" is not really helpful without more details about that PC.

(02-26-2013, 03:21 PM)cameronlee11 Wrote: Heck, even my old laptop with an Intel I3 with crappy graphics can get 60FPS.

Again, another random PC mentioned with no specific details about it.

(02-26-2013, 03:21 PM)cameronlee11 Wrote: Is there something I'm missing in optimizing Dolphin?

Perhaps. You didn't provide your Dolphin settings so we really don't know yet.

(02-26-2013, 03:21 PM)cameronlee11 Wrote: PCSX2 works perfect for Final Fantasy X, I get a solid 60FPS.

Comparing some other random game on some other emulator is not really relevant.

(02-26-2013, 03:21 PM)cameronlee11 Wrote: Thank you for reading, I look forward to hearing your responses.

I hope you still feel that way after reading my responses.

[admin89]

In multi-threaded performance , 4 cores 4 threads A8 4500M is slower than 2 cores 4 threads i3 330M @ 2.1GHz
Trinity is slower than previous gen - Llano clock for clock
Dolphin is a dual core application
Even multi-threaded performance is bad , Dolphin likely use half potential of that CPU -> Slow speed is expected

Quote:Final Fantasy X, I get a solid 60FPS.

It's a light-weight game . Even a Core 2 duo 2.0GHz is enough
http://wiki.pcsx2.net/index.php?title=Final_Fantasy_X
In this case , PCSX2 use full potential of your CPU -> 60FPS is expected

[cameronlee11]

(02-26-2013, 04:18 PM)admin89 Wrote: In multi-threaded performance , 4 cores 4 threads A8 4500M is slower than 2 cores 4 threads i3 330M @ 2.1GHz
Trinity is slower than previous gen - Llano clock for clock
Dolphin is a dual core application
Even multi-threaded performance is bad , Dolphin likely use half potential of that CPU -> Slow speed is expected

Quote:Final Fantasy X, I get a solid 60FPS.

It's a light-weight game . Even a Core 2 duo 2.0GHz is enough
http://wiki.pcsx2.net/index.php?title=Final_Fantasy_X
In this case , PCSX2 use full potential of your CPU -> 60FPS is expected

Thank you for the clarification. Perhaps I will have more luck with future versions of Dolphin. Thanks again. Have a great day.

[NaturalViolence]

Just post your settings so we can see if there is any room for improvement. Animal crossing is extremely easy to emulate and your athlon X2 should not be beating a 4500M. Is win 8 up to date?