So from what i understand the cell had 1 PPE core with SMT, and 7 SPE cores (1 reserved for the OS) so the emulator should be able to use 8 threads and the best CPU for this would be a 6900k, but that would set me back 1k for the cpu and 150 minimum for the mobo. (and i really don't feel like paying 750 bucks extra just to get better RPCS3 perf.)
but what i was wondering is if maybe the single core performance for the 2 PPE threads might be much more important than having a strong 8thread performance since the SPE's are so weak so a 6700k might possibly be able to outperform a 6900k in RPCS3.
so if any of you have an i7 4 and an 8 core (from recent generations) could you please compare them and check if there is even any significant performance difference.
so what would you guys recommend?
get the 6700k?
cough up the 1.15k for the 6900k+mobo?
wait for zen?
wait for kabby lake / 7700k?
but what i was wondering is if maybe the single core performance for the 2 PPE threads might be much more important than having a strong 8thread performance since the SPE's are so weak so a 6700k might possibly be able to outperform a 6900k in RPCS3.
so if any of you have an i7 4 and an 8 core (from recent generations) could you please compare them and check if there is even any significant performance difference.
so what would you guys recommend?
get the 6700k?
cough up the 1.15k for the 6900k+mobo?
wait for zen?
wait for kabby lake / 7700k?