When emulating Nintendo DS, are ARM-based devices at an advantage over x86?
Recently I have been emulating the Nintendo DS, both on my x86 Windows/macOS machine and on my ARM device (currently Android, but I would also like to try on a Linux desktop with ARM CPU.)
I find that I get much better performance on the ARM device.
Has this got anything to do with architecture? I know that the DS also has an ARM processor. Does this make the emulation easier on ARM devices? Sort of something in between emulation and virtualisation? Or is it most likely due to some other factor?
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Why ARM based chips are better?
While most users wouldn't notice a difference in their respective devices, Intel processors get designed for faster computing. Overall, using more cores and caches in ARM processors has proven to be an effective means to maintain lower power consumption with increased speed.Why is X86 less efficient than ARM?
ARM uses more memory to process multiple instructions. It consumes 5W power even when GPUs and other peripherals are used. X86 processors focus more on performance and high throughputs, and it uses more registers to achieve it. Hence the power consumption and heat generation are more here.Are ARM chips good for gaming?
Gaming laptops do not currently feature Arm processors, with the x86 chips from AMD and Intel better suited for high-performance tasks such as gaming.Can you emulate ARM?
QEMU can emulate both 32-bit and 64-bit Arm CPUs. Use the qemu-system-aarch64 executable to simulate a 64-bit Arm machine.What is the POWER of my Nintendo DS with EMULATORS?
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