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.

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.
