Lag spikes caused by hardware?

[wobelaar]

Hello there!

I've read the forums and saw the compatibility list so I know my setup isn't the best. However Dolphin never uses above 30-40% of my hardware....
What is my hardware you may ask. Well it is as follows:
CPU: FX6300 (Stock)
GPU: GTX 1050 2gb (Slightly overclocked)
RAM: 8gb

I'm running Mario Kart Wii with 2x native resolution.

Is it really my hardware that sometimes makes my game lag? I see no difference between 2x native resolution and the normal native resolution...

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[bomblord]

Single core performance of that CPU is probably what's holding you back. Dolphin can be using 100% of single core but only be using 1/3 (33%) of the available hardware since it can't scale to all 6 threads. The FX chips are in pairs of 1 true core and one psuedo core so the 6 core FX6300 only really has 3 true cores available.

[Helios]

https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/faq/#couldnt-dolphin-use-more-my-cpu-cores-go-faster