Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator - Forums

The first isn't as fast as the second, intel CPUs are far faster

hmm i see just figured seeing as it was a 6 core that it would make up for it, but i guess when it comes to emulation intel is better, shame really, i figured seeing as my machine was fairly beastly it could handle anything.

Dolphin is a dual core program.

Even if Dolphin was a multi-threaded application , a mid-range FX 6300 would never ba able to reach a high-end i7 4700MQ let alone top of the line i7 4900MQ . With Hyperthreadning , i7 4700MQ has 4 cores 8 threads
Don't let those "6 cores" fool you . AMD is really weak at performance per core . Although marketed as a six-core CPU , it's not a true six core CPU (though i admit that AMD module technology is better than Intel Hyperthreading)

ah, well then guess they suckered me good then when i built this machine, here i was thinking 6 cores was actually worth it, ah well to late now, still does what i want it to, and i got my alienware now so i can play emulators and other snazzy games

Get an aftermarket cooler such as CM Hyper 212 Evo (only 32$) + Arctic MX-4 (10$) and overclock your FX 6300 to 4.4GHz . Though it won't be as fast as i7 4700MQ in Dolphin but it should be ok for non-demanding games

(12-06-2013, 08:51 AM)Solgath Wrote: [ -> ]ah, well then guess they suckered me good then when i built this machine, here i was thinking 6 cores was actually worth it,

The PC market is easily obfuscated.

Although keep in mind that Dolphin (or Emulation in general) has this insane CPU requirement - other Programs will work perfectly with the FX 6300 - even highend games like Battlefield4 will run smoothly.
AMD CPUs have a good price/perfomance ratio (thats why they are in the new Generation Consoles for example).

Just compare: an intel i5 4670k costs ~2x times as much, but is only ~1,5x times faster (in general)

So the FX 6300 is not a ripoff - it's actually the better CPU for the money!

Quote: So the FX 6300 is not a ripoff - it's actually the better CPU for the money!

And it will be even better if AMD raise their CPUs´ IPC...