Really slow framerate

[KillerOfOld]

So I installed PCSX2 on my computer (Having first checked the requirements [my computer meets em]) and got the BIOS and everything working alright. I went through the PS2 main screen movin at a sweet 60 fps. But as soon as I booted the game and it got to the Main Menu, the framerate dropped to 3 -7 fps, sometimes hitting 10 if I was lucky. Is there something I'm doing wrong, or is my computer not able to handle it even though it meets the requirements?


Edit: I am trying to play Mercenaries Playground Of Destruction if that matters at all

[CK1]

Please post the contents of the emulog.txt file after the problem occurs. The file can be found in "My Documents\PCSX2\logs" for the installer version or in "PCSX2\logs" for the portable/binary version.

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[KillerOfOld]

Please post the contents of the emulog.txt file after the problem occurs. The file can be found in "My Documents\PCSX2\logs" for the installer version or in "PCSX2\logs" for the portable/binary version.

Please make sure to enclose your emulog in code tags like so (remove the empty space on the closing code tag!):

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PCSX2 1.2.1.r5873 - compiled on Feb  3 2014
Savestate version: 0x9a0a0000

Host Machine Init:
Operating System =  Microsoft  (build 9200), 64-bit
Physical RAM    =  3514 MB
CPU name        =  AMD A10-7300 Radeon R6, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G
Vendor/Model    =  AuthenticAMD (stepping 01)
CPU speed        =  1.895 ghz (4 logical threads)
x86PType        =  Standard OEM
x86Flags        =  178bfbff 3e98320b
x86EFlags        =  2fd3fbff

x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3.. SSE4.1.. SSE4.2.. AVX.. FMA
MMX2  .. SSE4a

Reserving memory for recompilers...

Loading plugins...
Binding  GS: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 1.2.1\Plugins\gsdx32-avx-r5875.dll
(GameDB) 9655 games on record (loaded in 957ms)
Windows 6.2.9200
Binding  PAD: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 1.2.1\Plugins\lilypad-r5875.dll
Binding SPU2: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 1.2.1\Plugins\spu2-x-r5875.dll
Binding CDVD: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 1.2.1\Plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll
Binding  USB: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 1.2.1\Plugins\USBnull.dll
Binding  FW: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 1.2.1\Plugins\FWnull.dll
Binding DEV9: C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 1.2.1\Plugins\DEV9null.dll
Plugins loaded successfully.

(GameDB) Unloading...
t have a path.


Initializing plugins...
Init GS
Windows 6.2.9200
Init PAD
Init SPU2
Init CDVD
Init USB
Init FW
Init DEV9
Plugins initialized successfully.

Opening plugins...
Opening GS
Opening PAD
Opening SPU2
AMD Radeon(TM) R6 Graphics (8.17.10.1267)
* SPU2-X: Enumerating PortAudio devices:
*** Device 0: 'Primary Sound Driver' (Windows DirectSound)
*** Device 1: 'Speakers (Conexant SmartAudio HD)' (Windows DirectSound)
*** Device 2: 'Speakers (Conexant SmartAudio HD)' (Windows WASAPI)
*** Device 3: 'Speakers (Conexant HD Audio output)' (Windows WDM-KS)
Opening CDVD
* SPU2-X: PortAudio error: Invalid device
isoFile open ok: C:\Users\John T\Desktop\New Compressed (zipped) Folder\Mercenaries (USA).iso
Image type  = DVD
* CDVD Disk Open: DVD, Single layer or unknown:
* * Track 1: Data (Mode 1) (2293264 sectors)
Opening USB
Opening FW
Opening DEV9
McdSlot 0: C:\Users\John T\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2
McdSlot 1: C:\Users\John T\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd002.ps2
Plugins opened successfully.
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
Bios Found: USA    v02.30(20/02/2008)  Console
BIOS rom1 module not found, skipping...
BIOS rom2 module not found, skipping...
BIOS erom module not found, skipping...
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_209.32;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.02
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
ELF (cdrom0:\SLUS_209.32;1) Game CRC = 0x23510F99, EntryPoint = 0x00100008
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_209.32;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.02
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC

[TkSilver]

The issue is that you are trying to run one of the most demanding titles in PCSX2 with a CPU that is in the requirements list, sort of (the requirements are really really old and honestly not very accurate any more), but not really able to handle most PS2 games in PCSX2.

The general recomendation is a single threaded performance score of 1600 for a lot of titles and 2000+ for the demanding ones... to be fair Mercenaries PoD probably needs more then this to work correctly since it needs some pretty demanding features enabled to not have as many issues. Your A10 APU is 962 in single threaded performance.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

[genesis86]

Long story short. Your CPU is not even close to minimal specs.. and you're running 4GB RAM on a 64Bit OS as well..

Time for an upgrade my friend