> > 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 seems so, recommending the G3258 for a cabinet is easy because of the great
> single-thread performance versus cost.
>
> Does anyone off-hand know which drivers benefit from multithreading (aside from the
> ones in this thread)?
I think the 'problem' is it's typically the higher end drivers, ie the ones that need it most in the first place.
Stuff like Golden Tee Fore! will still struggle at medium res for example (it uses Voodoo, anything using Voodoo is threaded) There are some courses where in thick bushes it will drop to ~85 - 90% even on a 4ghz i7 using all threads.
The pong result is slightly surprising tho, faster on the weaker CPU?! that said I think the discrete sound stuff can use threads too. It would probably be wise to add Spelunker II, Horizon or Kid Niki to this list because the discrete sound in them has really increased performance demands and they tend to catch people off guard.
Edited by Haze (04/04/16 07:24 PM)
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