I agree with AnyOldName3. You should be seeing lower maximum frame rates because you underclocked. I just did some tests on a Phenom II x2 unlocked to an x4 then overclocked, results in the windwaker benchmark thread. All other things the same the extra cores just stabilized the frame rate, ie. increased the min fps. Overclocking increased max fps.
Based on my findings dolphin max fps is tied to CPU speed alone, at least on a phenom ii platform, core count helps maintain that max fps.
Disclaimer: My testing was nowhere near exhaustive and your results may vary.
Based on my findings dolphin max fps is tied to CPU speed alone, at least on a phenom ii platform, core count helps maintain that max fps.
Disclaimer: My testing was nowhere near exhaustive and your results may vary.