I recently upgraded my CPU, the performance improvement is better than expected.

[chaosblade02]

I recently upgraded my Ryzen 5 1600 CPU to a Ryzen 5 5600, and I get 2-3x the frame rates in PCSX2.  I was maybe expecting a 50% improvement, which would have been consistent with what I got in other applications.  What is it about PCSX2 where newer CPU architecture gets such a massive improvement, even atypical of what would be expected in general gaming?

For example, software mode used to chug on the Ryzen 5 1600, it was a coin toss whether a game even ran full speed on software mode, and the 5600 just totally kills it, running up to 500%+ with the limiter off, it's honestly kind of nuts how big the improvement is.

[jesalvein]

You got +1000 in terms of str. Not surprising

[Tigo]

Curious, how good is Ryzen 3600 or Ryzen 4100?

[chaosblade02]

Curious, how good is Ryzen 3600 or Ryzen 4100?

Those are probably more than good enough for PCSX2, just basing that on how hard the 5600 crushes it.

Also, all I did was update my bios to fit a 5600 chip in this old x370 motherboard, I didn't even change the ram, or do anything else, and I got the 5600 for sale on newegg for $130 during Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals.

[MrWizard]

I am finding it amusing that you call x370 motherboard 'old'... While I'm sitting on Z97 put together in 2015 with i7-4790 and thinking I can pull another year or two out of it... I wonder what mine should be called? Geriatric?