

Newer generations will give higher performance per clock, and K series processors will allow for overclocking to gain extra performance. Intel: Within a single generation of processors, the difference between i5 and i7 (hyperthreading/extra core counts) don't affect Dolphin very much.

Newer processors are generally better than older ones, thanks to the increased IPC that comes with newer architectures. With four cores, Dolphin has two cores for the main emulation threads, a third core for other tasks, and another core for the operating system and background tasks to run without taking resources from the emulator. Additional cores will not make Dolphin go any faster, though an "extra" core that Dolphin isn’t using may help slightly by keeping background tasks from using the same cores as Dolphin.Īccordingly, the perfect CPU for Dolphin has high IPC, a high clock rate, and four cores or more. And, because of precisely those differences, be incompatible with Xenia.Dolphin is a dual core application that relies upon IPC (Instructions Per Clock) and clockspeed for performance. For example, a European release might have more languages and extra DLCs than its North American iteration.

Those titles could have been released with minor tweaks for different regions. Note that you might find more than one entry for some titles, depending on their region. You can search for any title using its name to locate more information about it. Some currently incompatible titles might be rendered playable with some tweaks or in past versions of the emulator. You should visit it to find more information about any game you want to play. You can check out the state of most titles at Xenia's Compatibility List. However, many titles are already working almost perfectly, as if they were native PC ports. Others perform slow, even on top-of-the-line hardware, needing further optimizations. Some games display visual bugs, lack sound, or "crash" the emulator. Thus, it is not yet compatible with all of Xbox 360's library. Xenia is in active development and not a final product.
