> interesting to note that the biggest differences are on the drivers that are actually
> threaded, so MAME clearly does benefit from the extra cores of the i7 in such cases.
>
> it's interesting because a lot of people still say that more than 2 cores is a waste
> for MAME, but if you're running those threaded drivers it actually appears to be
> quite significant.
It might not be just more cores/threads. It could be the larger cache (8M vs 3M). It could be the memory speed (3200MHz vs 1600MHz). It's not likely, but it could be the amount of memory (32GB vs 8GB). Or it could be some combination of the above.
Though, ultimately, it may or may not matter, depending on how fast the game performs on your PC.
For example, on my CPU, Blitz is 30% slower than on the i7. However, it still runs at 100% in actual gameplay.
I imagine games/drivers that are under 200% in the benchmark probably won't run a solid 100%.
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