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1. pipes · 1790370669 · focus · HN ↗

   When they say cycle accurate what do they mean? I thought even emulating a super nes in software at cycle accurate levels took a lot of compute?

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;gaming&#x2F;2011&#x2F;08&#x2F;accuracy-takes-power-one-mans-3ghz-quest-to-build-a-perfect-snes-emulator&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;gaming&#x2F;2011&#x2F;08&#x2F;accuracy-takes-power-...

   1. thehias · 1790377136 · focus · HN ↗

      Believe it or not, 15 years later computers got faster, fast enough to cycle accurate emulate a x86 box - if you are using a M6 cpu, which has the fast single core performance ever.

      1. pipes · 1790403542 · focus · HN ↗

         Sarcasm aside, this is why I&#x27;m asking: Snes cpu about 3mhz Vs 600mhz pentium 2.

         As far as I&#x27;m aware emulation tends to be CPU intensive and can&#x27;t really take advantage multi core . Is a M6 cpu core roughly 200x the performance of a 15 year intel core ? Something is wrong with my assumptions.

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