I am looking to upgrade my home server and HTPC and I would like to consolidate into a single box that can also run Dolphin well. I plan on running Dolphin though a VM with GPU passthrough for a GTX 970.
There are two routes I am considering for the CPU:
I am leaning toward the Xeon since the primary use of the box will be a multi-purpose server and it supports ECC RAM. However I don't see any Xeons on the Dolphin Benchmark sheet. Does anyone have experience with the E3-1271 or 1276 that could speak to their performance with Dolphin? Both had respectable single thread Passmark scores
Also, does anyone have experience with Dolphin through a VM with GPU passthrough that could speak to its performance?
Thanks!
There are two routes I am considering for the CPU:
- Xeon E3-1271 or E3-1276, both are 3.6Ghz base and 4.0Ghz TurboBoost.
- Core i7 4790K, listed at 4.0Ghz base and 4.4Ghz TurboBoost
I am leaning toward the Xeon since the primary use of the box will be a multi-purpose server and it supports ECC RAM. However I don't see any Xeons on the Dolphin Benchmark sheet. Does anyone have experience with the E3-1271 or 1276 that could speak to their performance with Dolphin? Both had respectable single thread Passmark scores
Also, does anyone have experience with Dolphin through a VM with GPU passthrough that could speak to its performance?
Thanks!