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'''bsnes - Performance'''
Added most specs and filled most headings - still need bSNES Accuracy info though
Generally, emulation runs off the CPU, with the GPU allowing for higher resolutions, AA, etc. If your CPU isn't good enough, you can't emulate a system too well. An '''Intel Core i5 2500k 2500K, 3570K '''or i5 3570 '''4570K''' or above is recommended for high end emulation(e.g. [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Wii]]). This page will detail specific information for specific systems, if the above is not a viable option.
Enabling dynarec options also speed things up.
==Recommended specsSpecs=====PCSX2 and Dolphin===*Windows Vista / Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit*CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.2 GHz or better*GPU: 8600 GT or better*1GB RAM (2GB if on Vista / Windows 7)For those with DualShock 3 controllers, use the new [[PCSX2XInput Wrapper SCP]] and .===Dolphin===*3 GHz+ dual core CPU*DX11 GPU*4 GB+ RAMSee the [[Dolphin]]page for further recommendations, the recommended CPU is the '''Intel Core i5 2500k '''or the '''3570k'''such as controller setups.
===Mednafen PSX===
It is generally recommended that people have an Intel 2.0 Ghz Intel dualcore0GHz dual-core processor or better for good performance with this emulator.
===Higan===
'''bsnes - Performance, bsnes - Balanced'''
A 2.0 Ghz GHz Intel dualcore dual-core processor will run most games full speed.
'''bsnes - Accuracy'''
===DeSmuMe===
*Windows Vista SP2 or later
*Mac OS X: v10.6.8 Snow Leopard or later
*Linux: Any recent Linux distribution with a 2.6 kernel.
*3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU or equivalent
*2GB+ RAM
Enable the dynarec option for speedups.
===PPSSPP===
*Modern CPU
*OpenGL 2.1-compliant GPU
Enable the dynarec option for speedups.
==CPU==
===Megahertz mythMegaHertz Myth===http://www.computer-hardware-explained.com/megahertz-myth.html
Summarising the above, just because a CPU has a high clock speed (e.g. in GHz) doesn't mean that it is powerful. For example, a 4GHz Pentium IV is much, much less powerful than a 3GHz i5. Newer CPUs are always better.
===AMD vs Intel===
Generally, AMD CPUs perform worse than Intel CPUs for emulators specifically, due to their worse single-core performance. They will still perform well, especially if they're powerful, but will still perform worse than Intel at the same clock speeds.
