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Best processor price/performance for emulation only
massive88:
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OT, can someone post benchmark numbers for their Phenom CPUs? Use either the settings and games used in mameUI's benchmarks, or this thread.
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Im hoping to have a Phenom II after Christmas, if so you can be sure Ill bench it against my Core2 Duo and share the results.
Cake-
Run what you got, any data is better than no data.
Deadly:
--- Quote from: Bobulus on December 17, 2009, 01:05:18 am ---I'm assuming you were using versions of MAME compiled to be optimized for those processors, Deadly? I'm curious how much of a difference that made.
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If you are assuming I compiled MAME - no I did not. I downloaded MAMEUI64 and VPMAME64 ver 135.u3 and used those.
For instance comparing benchmark to MAMEUI's site:
http://www.mameui.info/Bench.htm
I benched Blitz - which came out as 166. Back in the day I used to download and use the optimized builds. I might have to try that - I don't expect to see much change though. If I have time today I'll give it a whirl.
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: Deadly on December 17, 2009, 12:50:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: Bobulus on December 17, 2009, 01:05:18 am ---I'm assuming you were using versions of MAME compiled to be optimized for those processors, Deadly? I'm curious how much of a difference that made.
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If you are assuming I compiled MAME - no I did not. I downloaded MAMEUI64 and VPMAME64 ver 135.u3 and used those.
For instance comparing benchmark to MAMEUI's site:
http://www.mameui.info/Bench.htm
... I don't expect to see much change though. If I have time today I'll give it a whirl.
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Yeah, in the past the specific CPU "optimized" builds got -1% to 5% (averaging ~2%) speed increases (and yes some decreases), varying depending on game and CPU and compiler, of course.
64bit vs 32bit often is an order of magnitude higher boost, around 10%-20%, again depending on game.
--- Quote from: Deadly on December 17, 2009, 12:03:18 am ---The CHD games require mega CPU power and that's fact.
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Well, not all CHD games are that CPU taxing (Dance Dance & Area 51), and there are non CHD games (radikal bike, mk4) that are just as CPU taxing as the heavy duty CHD games.
But in general what you said is usually true. As true (and not true) as "newer games need more CPU".
(Sorry for nit picking.)
Edit: Deadly, thanks for benchmarking. Can you post FPS and CPU stats (family, Ghz, etc) also? How does a four core Core2tm compare with a dual core Core2tm at same Ghz on mame?
I've heard mame gets almost zero speed increases by going four core over two core in most games, but a noticable boost in others (I don't remember which games OTTOMH, though).
If you could, could you test other mame drivers? (Atari Gauntlet Legends & Midway Blitzs use the same hardware, so use the same mame emulation drivers.)
Again, Thanks Deadly!!
mvsfan:
--- Quote from: Lilwolf on December 12, 2009, 03:54:08 pm ---I'm looking at upgrading my arcade machine (lots of reasons). I was thinking of going to an e8600 (3.0 dual core intel) , but having troubles finding them... and really, they are a bit more expensive then I wanted to spend.
So, I started looking at a e5300 (2.6 dual core intel). 70 bucks seemed pretty cheap and could handl 95% of all the games I care about... (sure would have been nice to get a processor which could overclock and get some of the latest)...
but here is the question... If I'm going to spend 70-120 bucks on a processor... and if its really for mame only (maybe a dreamcast emulator or something)... should I look at AMD these days? Do they give better bang for the buck with emulation? I always hear that intel does better these days, but enough to make consider for the price?
Also, I'm considering building a PVR at the same time (different machine). I might want to get two systems if cheap enough... should they handle HULU without a prolem I'm assuming)
Thanks!
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Ive just come to the conclusion that gauntlet isnt worth trying to emulate at this time.
Ive been collecting Gauntlet hardware instead.
when ive finally got everything i need, im just going to set it up where i can either turn on the pc, or i can turn on the gauntlet hardware.
Cakemeister:
I don't see source for v0.120u1, just v0.121. Is that okay, or do I need to have the v0.120u1 source?