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AndrewOz

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Ho, I'm not a computer wize or anything but I've noticed that when ever I run a game on Dolphin, it runs at about 8-10 fps and thats slow but descent, but when i go to check my cpu ussage It is only using about 50 percent. I have a duel core processor, Athlon 64 x2, and Dolphin runs at 100 percent on 1, and zero percent on the other. So I was wondering is this because Dolphin cant run on 100 with this type of processor, or is there some setting I havent been using? If I can get 8-10 fps with 50 percent cpu ussage, does that mean i can get 16-20 with 100 percent?

thanks for your help, i know my laimen termonoligy is horrid but if you get what i mean, please help? thanks agian
 
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GCFreak

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This happens because Dolphin does not use Multiple Threads on Dual core CPUs. And No, it wouldn't double that speed.
 
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DOGG

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yeah like gcfreak said, it doesn't use the 2nd core. Basically, things have to be programmed to take advantage of extra cores.
 
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Alex The Great

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Well, I guess that's another thing the Dolphin team has to take care of, besides improving speed, IMO. Don't forget about 64-bit processors, they can also improve speed, if Dolphin makes use of its capabilities.
 
BlueFalcon7

BlueFalcon7

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speed is the least of our problems, if the dolphin team got the core right it would probably only double the speed, but if the dolphin supported dual core, i would love to play it on a supercomputer
 
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Alex The Great

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It won't improve speed.
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I didn't say it WILL improve speed, I said it CAN improve speed. Dolphin can give it a try, since they have super compatibility. Plus, CPUs will have double the speed in two or three years, after they release the Revo and the PS3.
 
Doomulation

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Alex The Great said:
I didn't say it WILL improve speed, I said it CAN improve speed. Dolphin can give it a try, since they have super compatibility. Plus, CPUs will have double the speed in two or three years, after they release the Revo and the PS3.
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I doubt that. The next we'll see is two cores, quad cores and finally 8 cores! Probably more to come.
That means, speed will stay the same, but we basically get two or more processors! ...Which, in time, can rival these console beasts.
 
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