Processor/Fps Question

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(07-01-2009, 11:22 AM)Runo Wrote: Hello there, I would like to know something about the processor work in the emulation process:

I have dual core (specs below) and since I brought it I noticed that not just in dolphin, but in most emulators, the emulation reaches a certain number of fps, and can't get more than this number, but the processor is not working in 100%. I know the problem is not the graphics card, cause this started happening after I got a dual core, and the gpu cores are not in 100% either. In dolphin I tested with:
-Mario Sunshine
-Dual core support enabled
It gets to 25 fps only, but the cores are both in 90% usage most of time.
I aways try to understand how the emus works (most because I'm learning c++ and someday I want to develop emulators) but I could not figure out why this happens. I haven't tried more games with dolphin yet to see if this happens, but happens with other emulators (DS and Ps2).
Before I had dual core the procesor used to give 100% most of time, why aren't my PC working with full performance with the emulators? Any clue?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for my bad english!
P.S. Sound is enabled. Thanks!

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