(06-06-2017, 07:11 PM)Ivybridge11 Wrote: Both of those CPU's should run Dolphin okay, it's just a matter of how willing you are to overclock and how good each CPU is for it.
It's not that simple though.
The Pentium G3258 is a Haswell 2c/2t CPU with an unlocked multiplier at a stock clockrate of 3.2GHz.
The Pentium G4560 is a Kabylake 2c/4t CPU with a locked multiplier at a stock clockrate of 3.5GHz.
At stock the G4560 is clearly better, but the G3258 has an unlocked multiplier that can be overclocked even without a z-series board (unlike, say, the i3-7350k which does require a z-series board).
Dolphin 5.0 CPU benchmark
CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz 1.24v
GPU: Intel integrated
RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Vengence @ DDR3-1600
OS: Linux Mint of some variety + [VM] Win7 SP1 x64
CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz 1.24v
GPU: Intel integrated
RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Vengence @ DDR3-1600
OS: Linux Mint of some variety + [VM] Win7 SP1 x64