I don't know why you hate haswell but an i3 4130 @ 3.4GHz (stock) is on par with i5 3570k @ 4.4GHz (OCed)
Intel HD 4600 is almost equivalent to Nvidia GT 630 which is good enough for 2.5x Internal Resolution (1600x1320) in most games or even 3xIR (1920x1584) in some light-weight games . Yep , this integrated GPU has been tested and confirmed with Dolphin
If you only need to max out Dolphin and other emulators performance , i5 4670k + MSI Z87 G45 (only Z87 mobo support OC) will be your choice
However , if you want most PC games to run well and most Wii/GC games to run "ok" , i3 4130 + H81(M) mobo + a dedicated GPU will be your choice
Dolphin Benchmark
Things to keep in mind :
_Dolphin is a dual core application and Dolphin love performance per core (single threaded perfromance)
_Haswell is about 30% faster than Ivy Bridge in Dolphin
Intel HD 4600 is almost equivalent to Nvidia GT 630 which is good enough for 2.5x Internal Resolution (1600x1320) in most games or even 3xIR (1920x1584) in some light-weight games . Yep , this integrated GPU has been tested and confirmed with Dolphin
If you only need to max out Dolphin and other emulators performance , i5 4670k + MSI Z87 G45 (only Z87 mobo support OC) will be your choice
However , if you want most PC games to run well and most Wii/GC games to run "ok" , i3 4130 + H81(M) mobo + a dedicated GPU will be your choice
Dolphin Benchmark
Things to keep in mind :
_Dolphin is a dual core application and Dolphin love performance per core (single threaded perfromance)
_Haswell is about 30% faster than Ivy Bridge in Dolphin
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