I just built my own little box (Gigabyte Brix based, actually smaller than most NUCs) for emulation, so I've done a bit of research in this area. Dolphin is most likely out of the question except for those games that are extremely light on the CPU (TimeSplitters 2 comes to mind). Dolphin tends to stress the CPU a lot, thus generating heat, which is the enemy of Turbo Boost. You'll only ideally be able to play a handful of games (some of which may be of no interest to you) without getting noticeable slowdowns.
On the plus side, you'll do fine with a host of other emulators (Desmume, PPSSPP for examples).
EDIT - Here is the link for the benchmark: https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-new-dolphin-cpu-benchmark-no-game-required
On the plus side, you'll do fine with a host of other emulators (Desmume, PPSSPP for examples).
EDIT - Here is the link for the benchmark: https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-new-dolphin-cpu-benchmark-no-game-required